Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., gave Transportation Security Administration Administrator Peter Neffenger an ultimatum this week to either reduce wait-times at airports by Memorial Day, or resign from his job.

“The flying public is experiencing a high security risk and economic burden from unnecessary wait times and missed flights due to insufficient staffing at TSA,” Kirk said in his letter to Neffenger.

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