Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Rule Violators: Inaugural Update Bloomberg 1/14/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking to impose fines of as much as $10,000 for representatives who violate new security screening rules. Oklahoma lawmakers and their staffs are being told to stay away from the state capitol building in Oklahoma City over potential protests. Washington is temporarily shutting some subway stations near the Capitol to deter travel while security is on high alert.
Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Scanning Violations (8:40 p.m.)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to impose fines on representatives who don’t adhere to new security screening measures put in place after last week’s attack on the Capitol.
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