House Republicans block Senate bid to end airport staffing standoff
House Republicans blocked a Senate move aimed at ending a weeks-long budget standoff that left thousands of airport security workers unpaid, while the White House directed that the affected personnel be paid.
House Republicans on Friday effectively blocked the Senate's effort to resolve a weeks-long budget standoff that forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay. The action prolongs the impasse even as the White House ordered that the affected personnel be compensated.