(CNN) Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, unveiled a new $3.7 billion proposal to supplement security funding at the Capitol and beyond in the wake of the January 6 Capitol Insurrection. The almost $4 billion plan is close to double what House Democrats have already passed in May. Speaking on the Senate floor, Leahy urged his Senate colleagues, both Republican and Democrat, to support the plan. And the President announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. These events created urgent needs that must be met now."

Source: CNN July 12, 2021 22:30 UTC