House votes to increase Secret Service protections for Trump and Harris
By
Cami Mondeaux
September 20, 2024 11:17 am
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The House voted unanimously to increase Secret Service protections for presidential candidates, giving them the same level of security as sitting presidents while traveling on the campaign trail.
Lawmakers passed a resolution in a 405-0 vote on Friday that would enhance protections for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris with rare, widespread bipartisan support. The legislation comes in response to the two assassination attempts against Trump during this cycle, which prompted condemnations from both sides of the aisle to crack down on political violence.
“This is not a partisan issue,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said this week. “We have a nominee for president that’s probably the most threatened political figure in history.”
Although the bill would require the Secret Service to provide increased security, it doesn’t mention allocating more funds toward the agency to achieve this. Instead, House GOP leaders have argued the agency’s recent shortcomings are not related to money but rather a result of the Secret Service “trying to carry out a woke agenda, focusing on the wrong things, and forgetting their main mission,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said.
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