Should there be reparations for ex-cons convicted of marijuana charges in Illinois?
WASHINGTON (AP)  Senate Democrats are proposing $3.7 billion in emergency spending to bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection and help the federal government defray costs from the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation met immediate opposition from Republicans who floated a much narrower version. Democrats say their bill, which comes more than six months after the attack on the Capitol by former President Donald Trumps supporters, is necessary to ensure that the Capitol Police officers who battled the insurrectionists that day, and the National Guard troops who protected the building for months afterward, do not face pay cuts or funding shortfalls in the coming months.