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Weekend shooting Minnesota State Assembly Member A terrible rattle home and Senate members.
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“Minnesota was jarring as (the suspect) chased his family,” said one House member who called for anonymity in the face of the threat. “We spent 50% of our time. There’s no better line.”
Today there is a Senate-wide explanation of member security. House Republicans received a virtual briefing late Saturday afternoon. House Democrats will receive a remote briefing tomorrow.
The Minnesota Senator’s shooting promotes security debate in the home and in the Senate
The question is what can parliamentary security authorities do to keep their members safe?
One idea was to force it House Speaker Mike Johnson (r-la.) To allow member offices more flexible to use the money that Congress allocates to the operations of each office, in preparation for additional security measures. Fox is said to allow individual offices to hire full-time protective details.
“Then they don’t need to give us any more money,” said one House member.
The murder of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and the attempted murder of her husband and his wife over the weekend of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife have greatly shaken Capitol Hill. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
A Democrat praised the Capitol Police. However, it has pointed out that it is physically impossible for USCP to protect all members and their families 24/7 – both In Washington And in their hometown or district.
It was also pointed out by Fox that in recent years there was zero information about the shooter who performed two of the most violent episodes involving lawmakers. This includes filming a 2017 Congressional Baseball practice session and a 2011 filming of former Congressman Gabriel Gifford (D-Ariz.).
“We need to be proactive ourselves,” one lawmaker told Fox. “I’m not reactive.”
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It is said that Fox has also been debated about its rubbing lawmakers’ personal information from the web and approving Dox Anti-Dox Act.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) is tinkering with forcing the home to “secret sessions” to discuss the appropriate approach to legislative security. Such a resolution to move a home into a secret session requires a vote. There is also privilege. This means that Moskowitz could force the problem. Or the house can vote to make it a table. Staff within the session must sign a secret oath.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz of D-fla is focusing on the idea of ​​forcing homes into “secret sessions” to discuss best practices for legislative safety. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
The house has not held secret sessions since 2008, and there are only six such orders in the history of the Republic. Moskowitz wants to win members on the record of voting against the secret session for security. If they oppose it, lawmakers have no right to complain. Otherwise, he believes they can actually find a way to keep their fellow members safe. Several lawmakers Fox spoke over the weekend said the problem was that there was no consensus on how or what members wanted. US Capitol Police It has wherewithal to ensure the safety of families in 435 far-away districts based on what the council has assigned to that department.
Capitol Police Manpower is another hot point in the debate. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
Additionally, security officials and people on the GOP phone Saturday call told FOX that there was a lot of criticism from members about their current security stance.
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“They like to complain a lot,” said a Republican source who is not using the security options USCP offers.
