Washington, Oct. 31 -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned Thursday that if the government shutdown drags well into November, air traffic controllers will continue missing paychecks, potentially disrupting the nation's air travel system as the holiday travel season approaches.
"It could be a disaster, it really could be, because at that point you're talking about people missing three paychecks, they've missed four paychecks," Vance said at the White House on Thursday after a meeting with aviation industry leaders.
"Do we want those people who keep the aviation system running to not be able to feed their families, to not be able to pay for some of the things that make life worth living?" Vance said.
"We want them to be able to afford a go...