Key senators announce deal on emergency security funding for Capitol police

Key senators announced a bipartisan deal on a $2.1B emergency security supplemental bill to send needed funding to Capitol Police for training, equipment and overtime.

Two key senators announced a bipartisan deal on a $2.1 billion emergency security supplemental bill to send much-needed funding to Capitol Police for training, equipment and overtime, as law enforcement officers were recounting to members of the House their gripping, harrowing tales of confrontations with former President Donald Trump's supporters rioting at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The deal also includes more than $500 million to the National Guard to reimburse the department for the long hours guardsmen put in guarding the Capitol in the wake of the attack and additional funding will be allotted for making repairs to the building after rioters damaged the centuries-old historic building. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told reporters that "We're going to take care of the Capitol Police, fix all the problems that need to be done here (in the building), certainly take care of the National Guard, which is critical, because they have real problems." The Guard has been desperate for the reimbursement, threatening to cancel training events, drills in August and September and potentially furloughing civilians.