Remember, the democrats in the house of representatives have passed a security supplemental spending bill that would direct 30 something million dollars to capitol police salaries, that bill is stuck in the senate and, frankly, this is not a one-party issue. both parties are issues with that bill but we are hearing very, very loud alarm bells because of the cash crunch in the capitol police and i think most of the reason here hallie, is because these folks have been working a lot of overtime since january 6th in the capitol nonstop. there are more posts around the capitol. there are more officers working so, again, this is a dire situation which i assume we ll hear a lot more about in. next days. i want to ask more about january 6th but need to share capitol police have told our team that the u.s. capitol police continues to advise and work with our oversight committees so that the department can secure the capitol, members and staff within our funded level, supporting our workforce
The both of you. appreciate it. i want to talk more about it with the chair of the january 6th select committee, democratic congressman bennie thompson. congressman thompson, good morning, thank you for being with us this morning. thank you for having me, hallie. i want to ask questions about the select committee but first your reaction to this reporting the worst case scenario capitol police could end up furloughing potentially hundreds of people if it doesn t get more funding basically asap. does that concern you as it relates to you and your colleagues safety, the people who protect and the other members in that building. well, absolutely. as you know, the house, we ve already done our work toward making sure that the continuity of the capitol police funding is there. i hope the senate moves forward expeditiously and their job so i see it as a potential problem, but i m hoping in the end, the senate will under stand that there s no way we can carry
This. again, the custodial staff of the capitol, they re not trained to fight for their lives. they re just trying to keep the building open and functioning. we need to hear from them and so we want to make sure that people understand that for those who secure the capitol, those who work in the capitol, it s important that our first hearing show those individuals that this select committee cares about them. that is significant news, congressman, before i let you go, clarify one point for me here, if, in fact, you move forward as it sounds like you will on the 21st or 22nd and do not have those five gop selected members joining, could they at some point would they still join down the road, you know, for the second or third or fourth hearing if kevin mccarthy does appoint them to this commission? is that how you see that unfolding, just the logistical question. well, the legislation is
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