Washington – House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday announced a pilot program to increase the safety allowance of members of the Chamber by the end of September as MPs have faced growing threats. It comes in view of different firing Congress intern And Two Minnesota state MPs and their spouse,
Under Johnson’s proposal, members of the House of Representatives will receive an additional $ 20,000 under residential security allowance at the end of the financial year, or 30 September. Johnson also stated that monitoring and maintenance allocation for the remaining part of the financial year would be extended to $ 5,000 to extend to personal security.
Johnson stated that in late September, he would “evaluate all data points, see how effective it was, and then take the decision forward.”
“We live in an enlarged danger environment,” Johnson told CBS News. “We mourn the death of this intern that was with Ron Estase, which you know, in the last few days, in the news, there is just an inexplicable tragedy.”
Eric Torpinion-Cachim, 21, an train of Rape Ron Estase, an intern, was shot dead on 30 June in Washington, DC. The police said at the time that they did not believe that the intention of shooting Torpinian-Zachim was the target, but the shooting had provoked many on Capital Hill.
Johnson and Democratic leader Hakim Jeffrees met the Minnesota State MPs, Rape Melissa Hortman and Sen John Hoffman and her husband firing last month. Hortman and her husband were shot dead in her house in the early hours of June 14, while Hoffman And his wife was shot and injured about 5 miles away at his house.
FBI said suspects, 57 years old Vans Balterwent to the Two other MPs of MinnesotaThe Boleter has been accused of two murder cases, chasing two cases and allegations of two weapons.
After firing, Senate Minority Leader Chak Shumar also Said that he asked the capital police to increase security For Congress members. All the Congress members received a security briefing in the days after the firing, and Shumar called it “more than a regional tragedy”.
Nicole Killian and Kaya Hubard contributed to this report.
