"Trump's executive order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations to provide TSA employees with the compensation and benefits that would have accrued to them if not for the Democrat-led DHS shutdown."
"Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, noted that there is a section deep in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act where the money can be coming from, describing it as a 'giant slush fund'."
The U.S. Constitution vests Congress with the power of the purse to prevent monarchical control. President Trump has tested this boundary by signing an executive order to pay TSA agents during a government shutdown. This order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use funds linked to TSA operations, but experts question the legality of these funding sources. A specific section of a large spending bill may provide a questionable funding avenue, raising concerns about the appropriateness of using such funds for TSA compensation.
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