Senators have asked whether the Secret Service needs more funding in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, which appears to have contributed to the delay on a Homeland Security spending bill.
The top legislators on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee for Homeland Security — Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. and Katie Britt, R, Ala. — told the acting director of the Secret Service in a letter that it was “critical” to understand the agency’s needs to set fiscal 2025 funding levels.
They asked a series of questions about the protection costs for the duration of the 2024 presidential election and requested answers by Wednesday.
