WATCH: Travelers reveal who they blame for miles-long Houston airport lines as Trump rescues TSA pay
Neither party escaped travelers’ ire as some estimated they had to walk miles to reach the back of the security line and wait several hours to catch their flights at...
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Neither party escaped travelers’ ire as some estimated they had to walk miles to reach the back of the security line and wait several hours to catch their flights at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport . Fox News Digital asked travelers waiting in line at Bush who they believed was to blame for the massive wait times. One traveler named Tim simply responded: "The politicians." On Thursday, lines at Bush snaked through check-in, baggage claim, out the doors and through underground subway tunnels. One traveler, who did not share his name, estimated that he and his family had to walk two miles to reach the back of the line. While many arrived several hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, those who did not could be seen frantically searching for terminals with smaller lines. When it comes to who bears the blame, another traveler, who did not identify herself, answered: " All congressmen ." WATCH: AIRPORT TRAVELERS REVEAL WHAT THEY TRULY THINK ABOUT ICE HELPING TSA WITH MASSIVE LINES "All of them, regardless of their party," she added. "They just need to do their jobs." Another, named Lancet, singled out the Democrats, who have demanded reinstating funding for the Department of Homeland Security contingent on broad reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. "I mean, honestly, look, the Democrats are not voting on the DHS being reinstated. And they're the ones who pay for TSA from what I know," said Lancet. "So, without paying the people, they obviously can't work." Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been among the airports most heavily impacted by the partial government shutdown , which has led to TSA agents missing paychecks for more than 40 days. Nearly 500 TSA agents have quit, and as of Friday, the agency has missed out on $1 billion in pay. The partial shutdown was caused by disagreements in Congress over ICE and Border Patrol’s enforcement of immigration law in cities across the U.S., with Democrats…