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Tyler Perry Distributes Gift Cards to TSA Agents After Plan to Give Them Cash Fails
Federal rules prevent TSA agents at Atlanta airport from accepting Tyler Perry's cash gift amid a shutdown that has left over 50,000 TSA workers unpaid for more than a month.
- Filmmaker Tyler Perry sought to provide a "significant" financial contribution to Transportation Security Administration agents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week, but federal guidelines prevented the agents from accepting the funds.
- The partial government shutdown has left more than 120,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, including over 50,000 TSA agents, without pay for more than one month, prompting Perry's relief effort.
- Federal ethics rules strictly prohibit TSA agents from accepting cash or monetary gifts at screening locations to avoid conflicts of interest, the DHS explained earlier this month according to the Associated Press.
- AFGE Local president Aaron Barker noted the union can receive donations for distribution to members, recommending those wanting to help look up their local union district online.
- Sunshine Brotherhood at Salem Bible Church continues hosting food drives to support TSA workers and their families as the shutdown persists, with volunteers filling gaps in immediate needs.
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Tyler Perry distributes gift cards to TSA agents after plan to give them cash fails
Tyler Perry's team visited Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Friday with generous gift cards for TSA workers who have gone weeks without being paid. (AP Photo)
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