Lawmakers in Washington press for more security following Minnesota shooting : NPR

The members of the Congress are reassessing their own security coverage after Saturday’s attacks in Minnesota, where an armed man shot two Democratic legislators, killing one and hurting the other.

The main leaders in Washington condemned attacks in theGO Wake immediate before resorting to evaluate the safety of federal politicians.

The Subped Shrimer, Vance Boelter, had a “Success List” or 45 chosen Democrats. Senator Tina Smith, D-minn., And Reps. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., And Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, have publicly said they were on that list.

Scholten canceled a town planned in their district on Monday, “as a precaution and not diverting the resources of application of the additional law to protect the broader public at this time, this is the response option.”

The senators will receive an informative session on Tuesday morning from the Capitol Police of the United States and the Sergeant of the Senate at the Office of Arms. The informative session occurs at the request of the leader of the majority of the Senate John Thune, RS.D., and the leader of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer, D-NY.

“I tell my colleagues, now it is time to speak morally,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate’s floor. “Each of us or we must condemn political violence regardless of where it comes from and work together to eradicate its root causes. We cannot remain silent because the services of silence only to allow more violence.”

Schumer added that he requested additional security support for both Minnesota and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.

Padilla was in a physical altercation with the personnel of the National Security Department last Thursday after he tried to ask DHS Sec. Kristi calls a press conference in Los Angeles. Padilla identified himself as a senator and tried to ask about the mass sports actions that occurred in Los Angeles before being restricted and then approached and handcuffed.

Padilla told reporters that he has spoken with Thune and plans to have more conversations with the leader and colleagues of the Senate on both sides of the hall. He refused to agree with some arguments that the tactics used in him have incorporated attacks against the Democrats, such as Saturday’s shooting.

“I will have more to say in the next few days,” said Padilla.

Some legislators expressed skepticism about calls for greater security.

The Senator of the South Dakota Republican Party, Mike Rounds, said that those who were shot on Saturday were state legislators. Hey also noticed That served in the state for 10 years and said it was not feasible to have security at all times.

“My question would be where do you get and at what extent?” Hey said.

The rounds pointed out that the United States Capitol Police authorizes the additional security for the members of the House of Representatives and the senators “when there is a known threat.”

Rounds said he supported greater investigations from online Threats against legislators. He said that social networks push some people to intensify the tone of their rhetoric..

“Once you get to the point of threatening, it’s when some need to visit them,” Rounds said.

Growing threats to members

There has been a broader increase in threats to legislators in recent years. Thomas Manger, the former chief of police officer who retired in May, told NPR earlier this year that threats have shot themselves.

“For many years, if we receive a thousand or 2,000 threats, you know, throughout the year, that was approximately the average,” said Manger in January. “Now, we are hardening from eight to 9000 every year. It really shoots through the clouds.”

Sen Josh Hawley, R-MO., Told journalists in the Capitol on Monday that legislators need to work together.

“We all need to work together to reject political temperature, and we need to put an end to political violence,” said Hawley. “And we must also send a sign that if you plan, plan, we take a step so that any child or political violence will be processed to the maximum extension of the law.”

The members of both parties have repeatedly asked Congress to allow legislators to spend more money on personal security.

The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., and representative Joe Morelle, DN.Y., the main democrat of the Chamber Administration Committee, sent a letter to the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, calling him to do more to protect the members.

“The security of the members must be a common land area. Representatives on both sides of the hall have endured the murder attempts that changed their lives and careers forever,” they wrote. “Too many other patriotic public servants have left Congress no longer felt safe fulfilling their duty as elected officials. We must act to protect each one and preserve this great American institution.”

When asked about the impulse of the Democrats of the House of Representatives, which serves in the Senate expenses panel that supervises the budget of the legislative branch, he told reporters: “That is not a bad idea.” He added: “It is not just the members who are at risk, it is also their staff who are at risk.”

Republican members are also circulating a letter that asks for greater security, according to a draft of the letter obtained by NPR.

NPR Luke Garrett contributed to this report.