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.
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Sen. Ron Johnson went after acting chief of U.S. Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman for dodging his questions about her force’s involvement in spreading lies about the cause of Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick’s death following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
In April, the Wisconsin Republican sent a letter to the acting chief of U.S. Capitol Police demanding answers about the law enforcement agency’s Jan. 7 press release that claimed Sicknick, whom medical examiners determined died of natural causes, died due to “injuries sustained while on-duty” after “physically engaging with protestors.”
Pittman’s response, Johnson explained in his most recent letter, was subpar.
Officials responsible for safeguarding the U.S. Capitol told lawmakers it is time to modernize security measures at the complex following the Jan. 6 insurrection, but it could cost more than $1 billion to do it.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch on Independence Avenue before dawn as the House and Senate prepare to convene a joint session to count electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (CN) – Officials tasked with protecting the U.S. Capitol collectively asked senators Wednesday for $1.76 billion to shore up police forces, modernize security measures and preserve and repair the Capitol complex in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.