Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Pelosi said the House will adopt new rules when it returns to the session on January 21 to impose severe fines for circumventing security: $ 5,000 for the first offense and $ 10,000 for the second. The fines are deducted from the salaries of the legislators.
“It is tragic that this step is necessary, but the House of Commons must and will be safe,” Pelosi said in a statement.
The incoming fines for refusing to comply with new security measures come after numerous Republicans from the House on Tuesday and Wednesday complained to Capitol police officers about being asked to go through the metal detectors.
Several GOP lawmakers defiantly infiltrated the room past Capitol Police and Sergeant at Arms personnel without going through the magnetometers.
Members of Congress usually get the security in the Capitol complex when they show their legislators’ pens. But the new security measure went into effect Tuesday in the aftermath of last week’s attack on the Capitol by a violent crowd in support of President Trump
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“To ensure that the Capitol Police’s regulations regarding firearms and fire devices are complied with, as well as to provide a safe and secure environment in which legislative matters are in force immediately, all persons, including members, are required [to] undergo security checks as they enter the living room, ”Acting House Sergeant Timothy Blodgett wrote in a memorandum to lawmakers and staff.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Who was campaigning for a gun in the Capitol, was spotted by reporters lighting a metal detector on Tuesday night and refused to hand over her suitcase to police for inspection.
Another House Republican, Rep. Steve Womack
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Five people were killed in last Wednesday’s attack, including a Capitol police officer, Brian Sicknick, who was devastated by the rioters. Another Capitol police officer, Howard Liebengood, reportedly took his own life over the weekend after being last on duty on the day of the attack.
More than 50 other Capitol and Metropolitan police officers were injured, including several who had to be admitted to hospital. And during the debate on the house floor Tuesday night, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
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“On behalf of the House, I express my sincere thanks to the U.S. Capitol Police for the courage they displayed during the deadly uprising on the Capitol for protecting the lives of staff and Congress,” Pelosi said in a statement. fines for circumventing the metal detectors outside the living room.
“Unfortunately, many Republicans of the House a few days later disrespected our heroes by verbally abusing them and refusing to comply with basic precautions that keep members of our Congressional community, including the Capitol police, safe,” Pelosi added.
Two Capitol police officers have been suspended since the attack last week: one officer was seen taking a selfie with a riot, while the other was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and leading the crowd.
This is the second time in so many days that the Democratic leaders of the House have imposed fines to force Republicans to abide by the rules intended to ensure the safety of people in the room.
House Democrats on Tuesday night adopted new rules to impose fines for lawmakers who do not follow rules that require masks on the house floor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Failure to wear a mask will result in a $ 500 fine for the first offense and $ 2,500 for a repeat offense.
The approval of the fines for failing to wear masks came after several Republicans from the House were maskless while spending hours in a safe space with hundreds of other lawmakers last Wednesday while law enforcement cleared the rioters of the Capitol complex has.
Three House Democrats who were in the safe space have since tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated at 8:44 p.m.