Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Pelosi said the House will adopt new rules when it returns to the January 21 session to impose heavy fines for circumventing security: $ 5,000 for the first offense and $ 10,000 for the second. Fines will be deducted from parliamentarians’ salaries.
“It is tragic that this measure is necessary, but the House of the People’s Chamber must and will be safe,” said Pelosi in a statement.
The fines for refusing to comply with the new security measures come after several House Republicans scolded Capitol police officers on Tuesday and Wednesday for asking them to pass through metal detectors.
Several Republican Party lawmakers defiantly pushed the capitol police and the sergeant-at-arms team into the chamber without going through magnetometers.
Members of Congress are usually allowed to go through the security of the Capitol complex if they show their legislature badges. But the new security measure took effect on Tuesday, after last week’s attack on Capitol Hill by a violent crowd in support of President Trump
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“To ensure compliance with Capitol Police Council regulations regarding firearms and incendiary devices, as well as to provide a safe and secure environment for conducting legislative business, with immediate effect, all persons, including members, are thanks [to] undergo a security screening when entering the Chamber, ”wrote weapons sergeant Timothy Blodgett in a memo to lawmakers and officials.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), who pushed for a gun on Capitol Hill, was seen by reporters on Tuesday night firing a metal detector and refusing to hand over her purse to the police for inspection.
Another House Republican, deputy Steve Womack
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Five people died in the mob attack last Wednesday, including a Capitol policeman, Brian Sicknick, who was beaten by protesters. Another Capitol Police officer, Howard Liebengood, reportedly took his own life over the weekend after being on duty the day of the attack.
More than 50 other Capitol and Metropolitan Police officers were injured, including several who had to be hospitalized. And during the debate in the Chamber on Tuesday night, the representative Mary Gay Scanlon
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“On behalf of the House, I express my deepest gratitude to the United States Capitol Police for the value they demonstrated during the deadly Capitol insurrection in protecting the lives of officials and Congress,” Pelosi said in a statement announcing the fines for ignoring the metal detectors outside the chamber of the Chamber.
“Unfortunately, a few days later, many House Republicans disrespected our heroes by verbally abusing them and refusing to adhere to basic precautions to keep members of our congressional community, including the Capitol Police, safe,” added Pelosi.
Two Capitol police officers have been suspended since last week’s attack: one police officer was seen taking a selfie with a rowdy, while the other wore a “Make America Great Again” hat and led the crowd.
It is the second time in two days that Democratic House leaders have imposed fines to force Republicans to abide by rules designed to ensure the safety of people in the House.
House Democrats adopted new rules Tuesday night to impose fines on lawmakers who do not follow rules that require masks in 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 adoption of the fines for not wearing masks came after several House Republicans were left without a mask while spending crowded hours in a safe space with hundreds of other lawmakers last Wednesday, as the police worked to clean up the rioters’ Capitol complex.
Three House Democrats who were in the safe space have since tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated at 20:44