By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis continued to visit locations around central Illinois impacted by the latest partial government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Davis (R-IL) stopped at the Central Illinois Regional Airport Monday to speak with TSA agents and air traffic controllers who have been affected. Davis credited employees at the airport who have done their job even while the five-week shutdown took place.

“They’re going to do what they signed up to do as TSA agents and the same for the air traffic controllers here, but that doesn’t negate the fact that they should be getting paid while they do it,” said Davis. “They shouldn’t have to rely upon the generosity of communities coming together to get basic things like food. Republicans and Democrats in Washington ought to be able to come together to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

“A federal government shouldn’t be the only level of government to walk away from the table and shutdown. Imagine if your local city council decided to just not agree and let the police and fire stations shut down without any budget agreement, it doesn’t happen in any other governmental level and it shouldn’t happen here either,” Davis added.

Unless an agreement is reached by February 15, parts of the government will again be shut down.

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