comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Appropriations chair patrick leahy - Page 9 : comparemela.com

Senate GOP backs emergency Capitol Police funding as shortfall nears

Senate GOP backs emergency Capitol Police funding as shortfall nears POLITICO 5 hrs ago By Burgess Everett and Caitlin Emma © (Alex Brandon/AP Photo) Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman listens during a news conference after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill near the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol on April 2, 2021. The Senate is adding another critical piece of business to its summer to-do list: funding the Capitol Police. Top appropriators on Friday pushed for bipartisan legislation that would ease a funding crunch facing the Capitol Police and the National Guard while a broader emergency security spending package languishes in the Senate. Republicans have offered a plan to largely focus on just the beleaguered police unit and the National Guard, according to a draft of the bill obtained by POLITICO, though Senate Democratic leadership swiftly rejected it.

We are in the infrastructure red zone

Progressives needle Biden again on defense cuts

Capitol Riot Panel Advances as Bipartisan Deal Ends Logjam

Capitol Riot Panel Advances as Bipartisan Deal Ends Logjam Bloomberg 2 hrs ago © Bloomberg Protests As Joint Session Of Congress Confirms Presidential Election Result (Bloomberg) House Democrats plan votes next week on a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and a $1.9 billion security package to deal with its aftermath. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office said the House will vote next week on both bills, which were unveiled Friday. Democrats are pressing ahead on investigating the insurrection and preventing a future breach of the Capitol. Some Republicans this week sought to whitewash the riot in a committee hearing and the GOP leadership tossed Republican Liz Cheney from her No. 3 post for repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump’s false claim that the election was stolen and alleging he provoked the Jan. 6 attack.

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.