Airlines say Congress is contributing to long airport lines

File-This May 16, 2016, file photo shows a long line of travelers waiting for the TSA security check point at O'Hare International airport, in Chicago. As airport security lines get longer, the finger-pointing over blame is growing too. The nation's leading airlines, already feuding with the Transportation Security Administration, are now taking on Congress. The trade group Airlines for America on Thursday, May 19, 2016, says Congress should reverse a 2013 decision that diverted $12.6 billion in passenger-security fees to reducing the federal budget deficit. The airlines want that money to pay for airport security screening. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) File-This May 16, 2016, file photo shows a long line of travelers waiting for the TSA security check point at O'Hare International airport, in Chicago. As airport security lines get longer, the finger-pointing over blame is growing too. The nation's leading airlines, already feuding with the Transportation Security Administration, are now taking on Congress. The trade group Airlines for America on Thursday, May 19, 2016, says Congress should reverse a 2013 decision that diverted $12.6 billion in passenger-security fees to reducing the federal budget deficit. The airlines want that money to pay for airport security screening. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

By Associated Press May 19, 2016 3 min read

DALLAS (AP) – As airport security lines get longer, the finger-pointing over blame is growing too.

The nation’s leading airlines, already feuding with the Transportation Security Administration, are now taking on Congress.

The trade group Airlines for America on Thursday says Congress should reverse a 2013 decision that diverted $12.6 billion in passenger-security fees to reducing the federal budget deficit. The airlines want that money to pay for airport security screening.

Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has joined a handful of senators in asking airlines to waive fees on checked bags. They say that would lead to fewer carry-on bags for TSA to screen.

Neither side is giving ground, and passengers are stuck in the middle.