LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem awarded Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Harry Reid International Airport bonus checks for their "exemplary service" during the government shutdown.

On Saturday, she held a press conference recognizing a select number of TSA agents with bonus checks for $10,000 — many of whom worked unpaid during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history at 43 days.

"Today, I'm announcing that I'm going to be giving the individuals behind me and many other TSOs across the country bonus checks. Bonus checks for doing their job with excellence," Noem said.

Several of the TSA agents shared their stories of hardship during the shutdown. Noem said the selected agents who received bonus checks were considered based

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