An emergency spending bill passed by the Senate 98-0 would bolster security at the Capitol and repay debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection. The $2.1 billion bill would also boost the number of visas for allies who worked with Americans in the Afghanistan war.
Democrats and Republicans struck an agreement on the legislation this week, saying the money is urgently needed for the Capitol Police and for the translators and others who worked closely with U.S. government troops and civilians in Afghanistan.
The money for the Capitol — including for police salaries, the National Guard and to better secure windows and doors around the building — comes more than six months after the violent insurrection by former President Donald Trump’s supporters and is scaled back from a House-passed bill and previous Democratic proposals.
A more generous bill narrowly passed the House in May, but no Republicans supported it and some liberal Democrats voted against it as well. In the Senate, Republicans rejected Leahy’s earlier $3.7 billion proposal before they negotiated the final version.“It’s not what we sent, it’s certainly not what we need, but it’s a good step forward,” she said.
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the appropriations panel, who negotiated the legislation with the Democrats, said it would be “shameful” not to help the Afghan allies and that they could be killed by the Taliban as the U.S. withdraws.
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