GREEN – The Akron-Canton Airport is joining the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and many other airports across the nation in refusing to play a video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

In the video, Noem says the Transportation Security Administration's "top priority" is to ensure travelers have a pleasant, efficient and safe experience at airports.

"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,” she states.

The shutdown began Oct. 1 when Congress failed to pass a funding bill. Many federal workers are now working without pay or are on unpaid leave.

"At Akron-Canton Airp

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