Senate passes emergency security funding for Capitol Police, National Guard
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The Senate swiftly passed the $2.1B emergency security supplemental bill Thursday in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.
The Senate swiftly passed the $2.1B emergency security supplemental bill Thursday in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bill now heads to the House for expected passage this week. Then it heads to the president for his signature. The move staves off critical funding cuts that both the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard were expected to enact following weeks of congressional inaction. Both forces were crushed by the emergency needs in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection, each relying on Congress to reimburse them in the months after the attack. But some Republican lawmakers argued that after spending trillions to battle the pandemic, it would be irresponsible to spend billions more without enacting spending cuts to cover the expenses.More Related News