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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Arrington Statement on Shooting at Trump Rally
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington issued the following after President Trump was injured in a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania: "Disastrous day for our country. This is an attack on our entire Republic. Praying for President Trump, others in the line of fire, and our entire country. Thanks to our brave Secret Service agents." *** Original text here: https://arrington.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?  more

Chavez-DeRemer Statement on Assassination Attempt Against President Trump
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after one person was killed in an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump: "Like so many Oregonians and Americans, I'm devastated and deeply troubled by the senseless act of violence that caused innocent blood to be spilled in Pennsylvania. Political violence in all forms is reprehensible and uniquely unAmerican. I'm  more

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Green Demands Public Testimony From DHS Secretary Mayorkas, FBI Director Wray, USSS Director Cheatle Next Week
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (R-TN) invited Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, and Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify before the Committee in an oversight hearing next Tuesday, Ju  more

LaHood Statement on Assassination Attempt on President Trump
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: PEORIA Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement on the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump and political violence: "I condemn the assassination attempt on President Trump at his rally yesterday in Pennsylvania in the strongest possible terms and we are grateful that President Trump is doing well. My prayers remain with those at the rally who were injured in th  more

Rep. Boebert Introduces Legislation to Hold Secret Service Director Accountable for Trump Assassination Attempt
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced the Secret Service Accountability Act to hold Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle accountable for the agency's incompetence and failure to protect President Trump during the Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally.Congresswoman Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) said,"Saturday's assassination attempt on President Trump's life was either intentional or the result of gross i  more

Rep. Watson Coleman Condemns Shooting at Trump Campaign Event
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released a statement following a shooting at a Trump campaign event on Saturday: "The shooting at a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, which injured former President Trump, took the life of an attendee, and injured several others, was a horrific act of violence and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. There is no place f  more

WBUR: Mass. leaders express shock, concern after attempted assassination of Trump
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Within hours of surviving an attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, former President Donald Trump was "doing well," according to aides, and looking forward to rejoining his supporters the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin this week where he is set to become the party's 2024 presidential nominee. In a statement, the FBI said it had identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, o  more