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ARTICLE VIEW:
White House requests $58 million in security funding from Congress
following Kirk assassination
By Arlette Saenz, Alison Main, Ted Barrett, CNN
Updated:
4:34 PM EDT, Mon September 15, 2025
Source: CNN
The White House has requested an additional $58 million in security
funding for the executive and judicial branches following the of
Charlie Kirk, a Republican congressional aide said.
The funding request is being “actively processed” in the context of
a stopgap funding bill, the aide said. Lawmakers are facing a to fund
the government and stave off a shutdown, with House GOP leaders
expected to move this week on a bill.
The request, by Punchbowl News, comes amid about security for public
officials, including among members of Congress, in the wake of the Kirk
assassination.
House Speaker Mike Johnson conceded Monday that leadership didn’t yet
have the text of a short-term funding bill because they are “trying
to resolve” security funding issues, which he called “kind of a
late-breaking development.”
Johnson said leadership is also looking at how to include more money
for lawmaker security in the funding bill.
“We don’t have consensus around that yet, because all of this has
pretty rapidly developed over the last few days, and everyone was home
in their districts for the weekend,” he said, adding that Republicans
and Democrats will have talks over the next two days to determine
“what everyone believes is appropriate” for ensuring their safety.
“I want everyone within the sound of my voice to understand members
of Congress are safe. They will be kept safe. They have security
measures now at their residences. And personally, we can always enhance
and do more and do better. And I think everyone’s looking at that
soberly right now, after this unspeakable tragedy that befell our
friend,” the Louisiana Republican continued.
Senate Republicans will be briefed on security issues by the Senate
Sergeant at Arms office and US Capitol Police during their weekly
conference lunch on Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter said.
Senate Sergeant at Arms Jennifer Hemingway and Capitol Police Chief
Michael Sullivan are expected to attend the GOP policy lunch after
being invited by Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Thune said on Monday that he hopes to pass a short-term government
funding bill later this week, assuming the House passes it. He signaled
that could require weekend work because the Senate is in recess next
week for the Jewish holidays and the shutdown deadline is at the end of
the month.
Thune said it’s possible that short-term bill would include
additional funding for security for lawmakers.
In July, following the fatal shootings targeting state lawmakers in
Minnesota, the House security funding and resources for lawmakers in
their home districts as part of a new program. Johnson previously said
that approximately 60 Democrats and 20 Republicans took advantage of
the program, and he wants to examine what worked and what didn’t.
On Sunday, the speaker said that he’s been working to reassure House
members about their personal security and that congressional leaders
are looking at “all the options” to bolster it.
“I’ve been talking with a lot of them over the last few days about
that and trying to calm the nerves to assure them that we will make
certain that everyone has a level of security that’s necessary,” he
said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
He echoed calls from leaders of both parties on Capitol Hill urging
lawmakers to “turn down the rhetoric.”
This story has been updated with additional information.
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