{"id":1935626,"date":"2023-05-22T10:59:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-senators-are-being-issued-satellite-phones-in-preparation-for-a-disruptive-event\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:01:04","slug":"us-senators-are-being-issued-satellite-phones-in-preparation-for-a-disruptive-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-senators-are-being-issued-satellite-phones-in-preparation-for-a-disruptive-event\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senators to Receive Satellite Phones for &#8216;Disruptive Event&#8217; Preparation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-senators-are-being-issued-satellite-phones-in-preparation-for-a-disruptive-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1935626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US Senators Given Satellite Phones for Emergency Communication<\/h2>\n<p>According to CBS News, all 100 members of the US Senate were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-senators-are-being-issued-satellite-phones-in-preparation-for-a-disruptive-event\/\" title=\"US Senators to Receive Satellite Phones for 'Disruptive Event' Preparation.\">recently offered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-general-in-afghanistan-on-bidens-withdrawal-i-dont-like-leaving-friends-in-need\/\" title=\"Top U.S General In Afghanistan On Biden\u2019s Withdrawal: \u2018I Don\u2019t Like Leaving Friends In Need\u2019\">satellite phones<\/a><\/a> to use in the event of a natural or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">man-made<\/a>&#8221; disaster. Over 50 senators accepted the offer from Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson. The phones were provided as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raiders-sign-quarterback-nick-mullens-as-back-up-for-derek-carr\/\" title=\"Raiders Sign Quarterback Nick Mullens as Back-up for Derek Carr\">backup means<\/a> of communication during a disruptive event and were paid for with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal funding<\/a>. The availability of the phones is part of a broader effort to increase security for members of Congress following the January 2021 Capitol incursion. The phones were also recommended by the Department of Homeland Security as a tool for coordinating government services during a disaster. <\/p>\n<h3>Details of the Offer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 50 senators accepted the offer of satellite phones from Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson.<\/li>\n<li>The phones were offered as a backup means of communication during a disruptive event.<\/li>\n<li>The phones were paid for with federal funding.<\/li>\n<li>The availability of the phones is part of a broader effort to increase security for members of Congress following the January 2021 Capitol incursion.<\/li>\n<li>The phones were recommended by the Department of Homeland Security as a tool for coordinating government services during a disaster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is unclear which senators accepted the phones or what type of phones were provided. The phones were demonstrated by Gibson, who urged senators to keep them close during travel. The satellite airtime needed to use the phones will be provided at no cost to those in possession of them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 100 U.S. senators were offered satellite phones for communication during natural or man-made disasters, with over 50 accepting, according to CBS News. 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