SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) wrote a letter to Acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer on Wednesday, saying she wants an investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem for her video meant to be shown at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screenings.
“I am formally notifying the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is airing a partisan video message—on televisions in public airports across the country—in which she erroneously blames ‘Democrats in Congress’ for the current government shutdown’s impact on airport ‘operations’ and for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees ‘working without pay,’” wrote Sen. Cantwell. “This message is not just fal