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Hakeem Jeffries: “We have now increased Supplemental security funding to…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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4.27.26 DC Fly-In Presser

Published | Video Starts at 15:14

We've made a lot of progress in this regard since the events of last summer, beginning with what tragically occurred in Minnesota, and We have now increased Supplemental security funding to $20,000 per month as available from the Sergeant at Arms office. And we'll continue to evaluate, hopefully in a bipartisan way, the steps that we can take to ensure that public servants in this increasingly violent political environment are able to do their jobs. (15:14–15:37)

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Asserts that supplemental security funding for Congress members has been increased to $20,000 per month.

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