The Senate greenlit a rules change Thursday night to allow senators to use official office funds for personal security measures — a move driven by concerns about lawmaker security in the wake of last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune brought the proposal to the floor and it was approved by unanimous consent.
“Every senator will now have additional flexibility to address the security concerns they face as public officials,” said Thune.
He cited the additional $30 million for state and local law enforcement partnerships with Capitol Police that House Republicans included in their stopgap spending bill slated…
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