Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that Hill officials were expediting a planned review of member security following the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Republican and Democratic House leaders had previously announced a pilot program to increase money available for security for members and their families, which they had planned to evaluate at the end of this month.
But following Kirk’s violent killing at a public, political event in Utah Wednesday, Johnson said there’s new clamoring for enhanced protection from both Republicans and Democrats. He said roughly 20 lawmakers had expressed interest in using extra security funding…
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