The House has passed a bill to increase Secret Service protection for political candidates. By a vote of 405-0 the House has approved a bill that arose from the two recent assassination attempts on former President Trump. It mandates that the director of the Secret Service to apply the same standards when assigning the number of agents […]
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House Passes Bill To Increase Secret Service Protections For Candidates
The House has passed a bill to increase Secret Service protection for political candidates. By a vote of 405-0 the House has approved a bill that arose from the two recent assassination attempts on former President Trump. It mandates that the director of the Secret Service to apply the same standards when assigning the number of agents who protect the president, vice president and major-party presidential and vice presidential candidates.Lawmakers are still debating whether the Scret Service needs more funding, or more flexibility in making personel assignments.