Transportation Security Administration​ officers say the financial and emotional toll is mounting as the latest federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight.

A father and Transportation Security Administration officer said he “crumbled” when one of his children asked whether he needed money in the wake of the nearly four-week-long government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Last year, two GOP senators introduced the “Abolish TSA Act,” which would phase out the agency and transfer oversight to a new office charged with aviation security. Supporters of the long-shot legislation say privatized screening could be more efficient and less vulnerable to shutdowns.

It could be another slow go at airport security checkpoints this weekend as the partial federal government shutdown hits the one-month mark.

Transportation Security Administration employees haven't been paid since the partial government shutdown began on Feb. 14, and staffing shortages are starting to add up. The TSA crunch and spring break travel are now throttling some airport security lines across the US.