NgoLwesithathu, amaSenator U-Edward J. Markey futhi URichard Blumenthal wethule umthetho iFunding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, ozoqeda ukuphanjukiswa kwemali yokuphepha eyi-9-11 iye esikhwameni jikelele.
Ngo-2003, iCongress yafaka imali yokuphepha engu-9-11 kuwo wonke amathikithi endiza athengiswa ukusiza ukukhokhela ukuphepha kwezindiza. Kodwa-ke, kusukela ngo-2013, iCongress isiphambukise ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu zaleyo mali ukukhokhela izindleko ezingahlobene nokuphepha kwezindiza.
The Septhemba 11th Imali Yezokuphepha yaqale yakhelwe ukuxhasa i-TSA kanye nezindlela zokuphepha kwezindiza sonke esithembele kuzo ukugcina imindeni yethu nezulu liphephile - abantu baseMelika balindele ukuthi imali izosetshenziselwa inhloso yabo, ”kusho uSenator Blumenthal. "Lo mthethosivivinywa uzovimbela ukuthi lezi zimali zingahlaselwa ukuze zisetshenziselwe ezinye izinto - okwandisa ikhono le-TSA lokugcina umphakathi ojikelezayo uphephile nokunciphisa isiminyaminya ezikhumulweni zezindiza zezwe lethu."
I-TSA inabasebenzi abasebenza kanzima ngenkathi kucishe $ 14 billion kwezokuphepha kudlulisiwe ukuze kuncishiswe ukushoda kwezwe — kufaka phakathi $ 1.3 billion lo nyaka wezimali kuphela.
I-American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) inxuse kaningi abenzi bomthetho ukuthi bandise abasebenzi be-TSA ezikhumulweni zezindiza futhi banikeze izikhulu ze-TSA izinsiza abazidingayo ukwenza imisebenzi yabo ngempumelelo. Esikhundleni salokho, iCongress iqhubekile nokuphambukisa imali yokuphepha kunokuhlinzeka ngemali ye-TSA yokwengeza amazinga abasebenzi.
"I-TSA ihlala ingasebenzi ngokugcwele, kuyilapho izimali ezihloselwe ukuphepha kwezindiza zisetshenziswa ezindlekweni zikahulumeni ezingahlobene," kusho uMengameli Kazwelonke we-AFGE UJ. David Cox Sr. "Umthetho we-FASTER uzosiza ekubuyiseleni imali imisebenzi yezokuphepha ye-TSA futhi ungasiza i-ejensi ukubhekana nezidingo ezibucayi zabasebenzi."
"Ukungasebenzi kahle ezindaweni zokubheka ezokuphepha kubeka ingcindezi enkulu emaphoyiseni ethu," kusho UHydrick Thomas, UMongameli we-AFGE TSA Council 100. "Kudingeka ukuthi iziphathimandla zisebenze ngokweqile ngesikhathi esengeziwe - konke lokhu ngenkathi zizama ukuhambisa abagibeli emigqeni yezokuphepha ngokushesha okukhulu nangokuphepha."
"I-TSA kumele ihlinzekwe ngezinsizakusebenza ezinamandla ukufeza inhloso yayo yokuvikela ezokuthutha ezweni," kusho uSenator Markey. “Lo mthethosivivinywa uzoqinisekisa ukuthi wonke ama- September 11 Imali Yezokuphepha iya ekusetshenzisweni okuhlosiwe - ukwenza ngcono ezokuphepha ezikhungweni zethu zezindiza nasemazulwini. ”
Abamele Peter DeFazio, UBennie Thompson futhi UBonnie Watson Coleman sethule umthetho ohambisana nawo eNdlu Yabamele (HR 2514).
"I-AFGE ibonga amaSenator uMarkey noBlumenthal ngokuthatha izinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi imali yezindiza yezokuphepha iyasetshenziswa ngenhloso ebekuhloswe ngayo ukuvikela umphakathi ondizayo," kusho uCox. "Sinxusa iNdlu neSenate ukuthi ziphasise umthetho we-FASTER Act nokwenza ukuphepha kwezindiza kube yinto ebekwe eqhulwini kwisabelomali."
I-American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) iyinyunyana yabasebenzi enkulu kunazo zonke, emele abasebenzi abangama-700,000 kuhulumeni wesifundazwe nakuhulumeni we District of Columbia.
