Senators are exploring options for boosting member security through the government funding process following the shootings of state lawmakers in Minnesota and threats against multiple members of the House and Senate.
At a Senate Appropriations Committee markup Thursday of the fiscal 2026 bill to fund the operations of Congress and support agencies, Legislative Branch subcommittee chair Markwayne Mullin said lawmakers were continuing to hash out details of a “test program,” to be unveiled as soon as August, “to properly address security concerns for members, not just here but also in their home states.”
The Oklahoma Republican also said…
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