Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that, when returning to session on January 21, the House will vote on a rule change mandating fines for Members who refuse to follow new screening protocols for the House Chamber:
“On behalf of the House, I express my deepest gratitude to the U.S. Capitol Police for the valor that they showed during the deadly insurrection on the Capitol, as they protected the lives of the staff and the Congress.
“Sadly, just days later, many House Republicans have disrespected our heroes by verbally abusing them and refusing to adhere to basic precautions keeping members of our Congressional community, including the Capitol Police, safe. The House will soon move forward with a rule change imposing fines on those who refuse to abide by these protections. The fine for the first offense will be $5,000 and $10,000 for the second offense. The fines will be deducted directly from Members’ salaries by the Chief Administrative Officer.
“It is tragic that this step is necessary, but the Chamber of the People’s House must and will be safe.”
BroadAsparagus on January 14th, 2021 at 01:30 UTC »
Republican congress people that have politicized everything, enough is enough already. After an attack on the capitol, it's completely reasonable to install metal detectors. Let the cops do their jobs. What a bunch of spoiled badly-raised snowflakes.
relevantlife on January 14th, 2021 at 01:23 UTC »
Get fucked, Rep. Boebert.
YourMomAteMyDad on January 14th, 2021 at 01:15 UTC »