Not playing at a CT airport near you: DHS Secretary Noem's "blame-Democrats" video

If you are flying in or out of Westchester Airport or any other CT airport you won't get to see a Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem video (here). In this video, Noem warns of possible flight delays caused by the Democrats in Congress who "refuse to fund the federal government."

The government shutdown began on Oct 1 when Democrats would not sign any funding bill that did not include an extension of healt-related tax credits. The video that plays on a repeating loop says: "It is TSA's top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe. However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government and because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without pay. We will continue to do all that we can to avoid delays that will impact your travel and our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government."

Some airports, including Westchester County Airport and CT's Bradley International, have refused to play the video because "it politicizes the impact of the government shutdown and is unnecessarily alarmist," says the Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins. Dan O'Keefe, CT Commissioner of Economic Development says "It violates the law.

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