NEW: TSA confirms to @FoxNews that they are taking chairs away from TSA officers checking IDs/travel documents at security lines at airports in an effort to improve vigilance and hospitality by having officers stand and look passengers in the eye while interacting. A TSA spokesperson tells FOX that the officers are on 15 minute rotations checking IDs and helping passengers through scanners, then get 30 minutes sitting down in a chair at the X-Ray machine to scan for luggage. TSA will now mandate that the officers checking travel documents remain standing for their rotation. TSA statement to Fox: "TSA officers performing the travel document checker role are the first to interact with the traveling public. This welcome change reinforces both our security posture and our commitment to hospitality by having these officers on their feet and alert. All officers must meet fitness for duty requirements to be capable of performing their vital national security function while simultaneously creating a welcoming and professional environment for travelers. " The decision has led to criticism from TSA unions and Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee, @HomelandDems , which posted on X: "🚨BREAKING: The Trump admin is taking CHAIRS away from TSA officers checking IDs at airports. Republicans are dedicated to making life as miserable as possible for federal workers. Give them back their damn chairs.” TSA is responding to those Democrats in another statement to Fox: “After TSA officers were held hostage for months upon months without pay through Democrat-led shutdowns, it’s laughable that any Dem would open their mouth about a policy change that benefits security and hospitality.”