House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has blocked a bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices, asserting that more time is needed to alter the legislation and that nobody is in danger.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) asked for unanimous passage of the bill on June 8, which was passed by the Senate in May. Such a request means a bill can pass without a recorded vote, but any single member can block it.
Pelosi objected, on the same day an armed man attempted to murder Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh.
During her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Pelosi explained her objection to the bill, saying the justices “are protected” and proposed alterations are about Supreme Court staffers such as clerks….