{"id":589703,"date":"2021-07-13T11:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589703"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:05:30","slug":"tensions-over-capitol-police-funding-bill-hit-boiling-point-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tensions-over-capitol-police-funding-bill-hit-boiling-point-in-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Over Capitol Police Funding Bill Hit Boiling Point In The Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftensions-over-capitol-police-funding-bill-hit-boiling-point-in-the-senate%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=589703&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--><p>Senate tensions over a Capitol Police funding bill are nearing a boiling point, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on an amount with just weeks before its funding runs dry.<\/p>\n<p>The department said last week that its funding could run out as soon as next month, risking furloughs and sparking bipartisan concern. But while the House <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/house-democrats-barely-pass-bill-bolstering-capitol-security-after-progressive-defections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed a $1.9 billion funding bill<\/a> in May, partisan divisions in the Senate have stalled it, with Democrats insisting for even more funding and Republicans calling the House bill a nonstarter.<\/p>\n<p>Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, the Senate Appropriations Committee\u2019s chair and ranking member, have both put forward plans only to see them shot down by one another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was stupid. That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t like it, it was stupid,\u201d Leahy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ax84zk0QwMc\">told reporters<\/a> regarding Shelby\u2019s plan Monday. \u201cWe waited for weeks and weeks and weeks; we look like idiots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [Republicans] want to block it, if they want to fight against it, if they want to say we can\u2019t pay the National Guard for protecting the U.S. Capitol or say we can\u2019t pay the police officers who protected our lives \u2026 let them stand up and say it,\u201d Leahy added.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/06\/capitol-police-field-offices-threats-lawmakers-riot-january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Capitol Police Establishing Field Offices To Investigate Threats Against Lawmakers)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7136645\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7136645\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7136645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"The National Guard maintained a heavy presence after a potential attack by an unnamed militia group was reported by the U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2021. (Kaylee Greenlee - Daily Caller News Foundation)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7136645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Guard maintained a heavy presence after a potential attack by an unnamed militia group was reported by the U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2021. (Kaylee Greenlee \u2013 Daily Caller News Foundation)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leahy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/download\/secsupis03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$3.7 billion bill<\/a> includes funding for Capitol Police and the National Guard, but also includes broader funding for Afghans who helped the U.S. military, money to fund the Justice Department\u2019s investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, funding for Capitol security and for coronavirus related measures. It\u2019s nearly double the size of the House\u2019s bill, which Republicans already argue is too broad.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/download\/emergency-supplemental_capitol-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill<\/a>, totaling approximately $632 million, provides $521 million for the National Guard, about $97 million for Capitol Police and $15 million for the Architect of the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Capitol Police and the National Guard have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/17\/house-votes-capitol-police-congressional-gold-medals-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stationed throughout the Capitol grounds<\/a> for most of the past six months, after a mob stormed the building in an attempt to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate tensions over a Capitol Police funding bill are nearing a boiling point, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on an amount with just weeks before its funding runs &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314553,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Tensions Over Capitol Police Funding Bill Hit Boiling Point In The Senate","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-589703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COPYRIGHT_DCNF_KAYLEECGREENLEE2020-1-1-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Tensions Over Capitol Police Funding Bill Hit Boiling Point In The Senate","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}