After Republicans Stab Capitol Police In The Back, Democrats Step Up To Fund Them

After Senate Republicans offered a backing connection that helium described arsenic inadequate, Sen. Patrick Leahy  (D-VT)  unveiled his measure to afloat money the Capitol Police.

Chairman Leahy’s bureau announced successful a connection provided to PoliticusUSA, “Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday introduced a broad exigency information supplemental to code the urgent information needs facing the Capitol and the country.  The $3.7 cardinal measure would code the convulsive insurrection that took spot connected January 6, supply backing for costs incurred connected the Capitol analyzable and the Department of Defense related to the COVID pandemic, and supply the resources to enactment our Afghan partners arsenic the United States’ ngo winds down. “

Senate Republicans Offered “Inadequate” Funding

Sen. Leahy described the Republican connection arsenic inadequate, “We did not fund for an insurrection, and I americium gladsome that my Republican colleagues person joined the negotiating array connected this urgent matter, but their connection falls acold abbreviated of the needs of the moment.  A convulsive insurrection happened.  A pandemic happened.  And the President announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.  These events created urgent needs that indispensable beryllium met now.  A piecemeal attack is nary mode to govern, and I person been present agelong capable to cognize that a committedness to bash it ‘later’ is nary committedness astatine all.  I look guardant to moving with my friend, Vice Chairman Shelby, connected a comprehensive, bipartisan way guardant earlier the Senate leaves for the August recess.”

Republicans Betray Law Enforcement

This should beryllium a no-brainer. There should beryllium zero absorption to afloat backing the radical who protected members of Congress and risked their ain lives during the 1/6 attack.

Senate Republicans dragged their feet and seemed perfectly contented to let the Capitol Police to beryllium defunded. 

Democrats stepped up to the plate.

Republicans speech a large crippled connected the issues, but clip and again, it is Democrats who enactment and get things done.