Posted on 08/28/2025 4:34:48 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
Whether in Washington, D.C., or back in their home states, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan and Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee are constantly on guard.
"Mr. Burchett and I are both people of strong faith, so I can say I put faith over fear every single day, and I continue to do this job," Scholten told CBS News when asked if she feels safe.
"No, I don't feel safe. But my head is on a swivel all the time," Burchett added. "Trust, but verify."
Nearly 9,500 threats and concerning statements were made against Congress in 2024, according to U.S. Capitol Police.
Under a new pilot program, lawmakers are getting a temporary increase of up to $20,000 for security upgrades at their homes, plus $5,000 per month to hire personal security.
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If Congress paid attention to crime and locked up the criminals, we taxpayers would not be paying huge sums of money for personal security of Congress Critters.
The USA needs to stop the criminal revolving door. Instead lock up the criminals when they commit crimes. No more release on probation.
I couldn’t agree more!
They want insurrection.
“””I couldn’t agree more!”””
I believe the statistics are something like this.
For every criminal convicted in court, ONE criminal is sent to jail and FOUR criminals are put on probation.
The adjacent article covers the why on that.
Here’s why Democrats work so hard to defend criminals
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4337207/posts
When I read the title I thought it was an article about Congress finally addressing the violence inspired rhetoric of some of its members. When representatives and government officials inspire violence and someone gets hurt or killed as a result, those people need to be prosecuted. As it stands, they simply can say, "I was speaking metaphorically", and are never held accountable.
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