As the government shutdown entered its second month, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined City Harvest to host a food distribution for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers from LaGuardia Airport at Vaughn College in East Elmhurst.
Over 260 federal workers participated, and more than 9,300 pounds of food were distributed at the Vaughn campus.
"This weekend, I partnered with City Harvest to distribute fresh groceries to our TSA workers at LaGuardia Airport who have not received a paycheck in over a month because Republicans have halted negotiations to reopen the government," Ocasio-Cortez said.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps TSA workers in need.
Author's summary: AOC helps TSA workers with food distribution.