Thousands of travelers are having their travel plans disrupted by long lines at the Transportation Security Administration’s security checkpoints in major airports across the country. Multi-hour lines leading to missed flights have been reported in major hubs including Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, and Dallas. The disruption comes as the the TSA’s union calls for 6,000 new agency hires, most of whom will likely become union members. With widely reported scenes of delays in Chicago and elsewhere, politicians are getting the message that the TSA wants more hires. After encouragement from the airlines, travelers have adopted the hashtag #IHateTheWait to voice their displeasure with TSA. @SuzanneLeMignot @Derrickcyoung Get there yesterday for tomorrow — Yogi768 (@falkgal2121) May 16, 2016 #iHateTheWait at #LAX's T4 @TSA PreCheck line. pic.twitter.com/sHZv8KkVFz — JohnnyJet (@JohnnyJet) May 15, 2016 In response to the security nightmare, Congress is already shifting millions of dollars to the TSA. As the DailyMail explains: Last week, Congress agreed to shift $34 million in TSA funding forward, allowing the agency to pay overtime to its existing staff. The money will also go towards hiring 768 screeners by June 15 to bring numbers up to the congressionally mandated ceiling of 42,525. The same DailyMail article