The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on as travelers are experiencing record waiting times.

Congress remains in a stalemate over talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as lines stretch out of airport security checkpoints nationwide and TSA agents go without pay. NewsNation's

As the partial government shutdown has dragged on, wait times at security checkpoints for many airports across the United States have skyrocketed.