Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem handed out $10,000 bonus checks to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who exhibited “exemplary service” while working without pay during the government shutdown on Thursday.

KHOU11 captured the moment Noem stopped speaking to reporters in front of her at a press conference at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and turned to present about a dozen TSA agents with the checks:

The secretary shook each of the recipients’ hands as she passed out envelopes containing their $10,000 bonuses, which a Trump administration official said would be going to “several thousand” other agents who received high performance marks from their supervisors, MSNBC reported.

The press conference was held as the record-breaking 43-day gover

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