Posted on May 18, 2021
Fourth House GOP lawmaker issued $5,000 metal detector fine
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.) is the fourth House GOP lawmaker to be issued a $5,000 fine for failing to complete a security screening before entering the House chamber, according to a notice published by the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday.
According to the Capitol Police report documenting the incident last Thursday, Foxx set off a metal detector stationed in front of a door leading to the House chamber. Two Capitol Police officers tried to stop Foxx, but she threw her bag underneath a table near the metal detector and still went into the chamber.
Foxx then returned to the metal detector and allegedly told the officers, "Good thing no one stopped me."
According to the Capitol Police report documenting the incident last Thursday, Foxx set off a metal detector stationed in front of a door leading to the House chamber. Two Capitol Police officers tried to stop Foxx, but she threw her bag underneath a table near the metal detector and still went into the chamber.
Foxx then returned to the metal detector and allegedly told the officers, "Good thing no one stopped me."
Fourth House GOP lawmaker issued $5,000 metal detector fine
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Do these "public servants" really make that much money that they can afford such a hefty fine just to get their smirking mugs on TV? Maybe it's time to look at cutting their salaries. They're sent to DC to write legislation and follow rules, not to break them and hold press conferences to whip up their base.
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They should be treated just like any regular citizen walking thru those detectors! I mean if any of us were to set off one of those and kept walking we would be detained at the very least!
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