Joins House Democratic Leadership For Capitol Steps Rally

Leaders of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) joined high-ranking members of the Democratic Party in Congress for a rally on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday calling for passage of a "clean" funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.

"We join the House Democratic Leadership in calling for a clean funding measure for critical DHS national security and safety programs through the end of the fiscal year," said AFA International President Sara Nelson in a prepared statement released following the rally.

"Flight attendants usher members of our military to fight for our country's freedoms while Republicans are attacking military spouses at home through radical immigration policy riders. This is wrong and irresponsible. A week after a terrorist attack in France, and a tumultuous time of rising terrorism, now is not the time to play political games with our nation's security. AFA is calling on Congress to keep immigration out of this fight and pass a clean funding bill that will allow DHS to continue its work to keep airline workers and passengers safe."

The Association of Flight Attendants is the world's largest flight attendant union. Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO.

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