The House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the U.S. Capitol Policemen It was paid the day after officials testified about their experience during the January 6 uprising.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 215-207 in favor of the bill, making it the first of 12 bills to be passed in fiscal year 2022.
The bill will provide US$604 million to Congressional police, giving them the opportunity to hire 2,122 new sworn officers and 450 civilian staff.
“It provides these heroes with the funding, resources, and training they need to ensure that what happened on January 6th does not happen again, and it also says that we respect what you do,” said Rosa, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. De Lauro (D-Conn.)
The bill will also allow architects of the Capitol to make a plaque to commemorate the bravery and selflessness of Capitol Police during the Capitol Rebellion.
Some policemen in the Capitol and Washington, DC decided to pass the bill the day after they testified before the House Special Committee on the Capitol Rebellion.
The police officers who gave testimony included the United States Capitol Police Sergeant. Aquilino Gonell; DC Metropolitan Police Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges; and Capitol Police Harry Dunn.
Gonell asked the House committee to take certain measures to protect the police and members of the US government from future attacks.
“I hope you will give us the tools, or at least what we need to continue to protect you. I think this is essential,” Goner said.
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Fanone fears that he will be killed while trying to protect the Capitol during the rebellion.
Fanone said: “When I heard the slogan’Kill him with my own gun’, I was in danger of being deprived and shot by myself.” “I can still hear those words in my mind today.”
Hodges said he believed in the former president Donald TrumpHis “Stop Theft” rally and his actions on social media fueled the rebellion in the Capitol.
“As patrol officers, we can only deal with crimes that occur on the street, misdemeanors, and occasionally violent felonies, but you are the only people we need to deal with crimes that happen to us. I need you if there are those in power Play a role in this area, and they have to solve this problem,” Hodges said.
So far, many arrests and charges have been made against those involved in the uprising in the Capitol. On July 15, two police officers in Florida, 51-year-old Kevin Tucker and 29-year-old Nathaniel Tucker, were arrested for their roles in the rebellion.
