Senator Blunt on Legislation and Funding for Capitol Security since Jan 6 Attack
January 6, 2022 6:41AM CST
FILE – In this March 5, 2021, file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., heads to the chamber as the Senate holds a voting marathon on the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that’s expected to end with the chamber’s approval of the measure, at the Capitol in Washington. Sen. Blunt says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected to seek a third term in 2022. He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)
Missouri’s U-S Senator Roy Blunt says he is proud of the work of the Senate Rules committee to fix security problems after the U-S Capitol was attacked last year.
He is the ranking Republican on the committee, which sponsored a law the president signed December 22nd.
On January 6, there was a delay in calling in the National Guard – as Capitol Police officers were overwhelmed by crowds and violence.
Blunt says the Rules Committee is continuing to investigate the response to the attack January 6th — and has created more ways to help the Capitol Police Force.
Blunt’s Rules Committee met Wednesday – as part of continued hearings into U-S Capitol security.
