Rep. Foxx is fined $5,000 for bypassing House security screening
Source: Washington Post
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for bypassing the House security screening last week, according to the House Committee on Ethics and the House sergeant-at-arms. Foxx is the latest person to have been sanctioned under a resolution passed in February penalizing lawmakers who seek to bypass the security screening measures created in the wake of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Members face a $5,000 fine for the first offense and $10,000 each time thereafter.
A spokesman for Foxx did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and it is not clear whether the lawmaker plans to appeal. Members have 30 days from the date they were notified of the fine to file an appeal. According to U.S. Capitol Police, the incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. on May 13, when Foxx left the elevator near the Republican Door of the House chamber and ran through the magnetometer, activating the alarm.Foxx threw her bag underneath the table adjacent to the magnetometer, Capitol Police said, and continued into the House chamber even as two officers raised their hands and said Maam in an effort to stop her.
After casting a vote, Foxx returned to the screening area to retrieve her bag and said something to the effect of, Good thing no one stopped me, Capitol Police said. Politico reporter Olivia Beavers, who witnessed the incident, reported last week that Foxx had told her, I didnt think the metal detector went off. I was late to vote. I barely made it. I ran back out and went back in. When Beavers attempted to ask a follow-up question, Foxx yelled at her. Why dont you deal with things that are important? the lawmaker said, according to Politico. The metal detectors were installed in a move aimed at tightening security in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 riot. Some Republican lawmakers have objected to being screened, prompting tense confrontations with Capitol Police.
After Februarys vote to institute fines, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) noted that some lawmakers had been refusing to adhere to basic precautions keeping members of our congressional community safe including by dodging metal detectors, physically pushing past police, and even attempting to bring firearms into the chamber. It is beyond comprehension why any Member would refuse to adhere to these simple, common-sense steps to keep this body safe, Pelosi said at the time, describing the rule change as sad but necessary to ensure the safety of lawmakers and others inside the Capitol.
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)NewHendoLib
(60,034 posts)CRK7376
(2,204 posts)She is worthless, nasty to the core...Maybe that jackass Senator Burr can help us out when he leaves the Senate (not soon enough) by taking with him Foxx and idiot brother Thom Tillis.....
Atticus
(15,124 posts)get the part, hands down.
riversedge
(70,431 posts)North Carolina Rep. Foxx challenged by former college football player Bo Hines, 25 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bo-hines-ncsu-football-virgina-foxx-north-carolina #FoxNews
hlthe2b
(102,501 posts)She gives Louie Gohmert a run for the title.
babylonsister
(171,107 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,810 posts)turbinetree
(24,745 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,407 posts)Who, of course, spelled his name Redd Foxx.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,078 posts)... did the proverbial double take.
Red Mountain
(1,739 posts)would be a priceless addition to our government.
Red Mountain
(1,739 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,929 posts)I clutched my chest in shock, and said, "Oh no, it's a big one. I'm coming to join you Elizabeth!"
Which is weird, cause I don't know anyone named Elizabeth.
llashram
(6,265 posts)or go all Confederate2.0 on the duly elected Administration and Legislative branch?
BumRushDaShow
(129,913 posts)(once any appeals are resolved)
llashram
(6,265 posts)forgot about that...
BumRushDaShow
(129,913 posts)to indicate that if they did choose to voluntarily pay it, they can't pull that money out of campaign funds or other outside funds associated with their office -
H. Res. 73
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 2, 2021.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. Imposition of fines for failure to complete security screening for entrance to House chamber.
(snip)
(c) Deducting fine from pay. (1) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner against whom a fine is imposed by the Sergeant-at-Arms under subsection (a) has not paid the fine prior to the expiration of the 90-calendar day period which begins on the date described in paragraph (2), the Chief Administrative Officer shall deduct the amount of the fine from the net salary otherwise due the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in accordance with timetables and procedures established by the Committee on House Administration for purposes of carrying out this subsection.
(2) The date described in this paragraph is, with respect to a fine imposed on a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
(A) the date of the determination of the Committee on Ethics under subsection (b)(2); or
(B) if the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner does not file an appeal with the Committee on Ethics prior to the expiration of the period specified in subsection (b)(1), the first day after the expiration of such period.
(d) Prohibiting use of campaign or official funds To pay fines.A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not use campaign funds or official funds, including amounts in the Members Representational Allowance, to pay a fine imposed under this resolution.
(snip)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/73/text?r=1&s=1
^^^emphasis mine
llashram
(6,265 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,819 posts)oasis
(49,464 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)She reminds me of the kind of person who would sit back and watch others being tortured...gleefully, as well.
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,913 posts)H. Res. 73
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 2, 2021.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. Imposition of fines for failure to complete security screening for entrance to House chamber.
(a) Imposition by Sergeant-at-Arms. (1) The Sergeant-at-Arms is authorized and directed to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber.
(2) A fine imposed pursuant to this resolution shall be $5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for any subsequent offense.
(snip)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/73/text?r=1&s=1
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,913 posts)A couple of the most egregious ones like Andrew Clyde "Crashcup", already racked up $15,000 fines right after the rule was put into effect.
royable
(1,266 posts)A few repeat offender repukes could end up funding the entire Capitol police force, and rapidly outstrip the ability of foaming-at-the-mouth supporters to pay for the fines through donations.
BumRushDaShow
(129,913 posts)Seems the ones with 2 offenses and subsequent denial of their appeals by the Ethics Committee, got the message. But there will always be dumbasses among their ranks who are suckers for punishment.
AZ8theist
(5,530 posts)With 20 years imprisonment for first conviction?
Move to rid the Capital of the insurrection traitors, one by one.
underpants
(182,999 posts)That white haired little batshit crazy lady has set the standard.
peppertree
(21,711 posts)She's made defying the law her political calling card. It's all she has.
Evolve Dammit
(16,810 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)gab13by13
(21,483 posts)She is a douzy.
JohnnyRingo
(18,675 posts)The only time she cracks a smile is when posing for photo-ops.
A miserable wretch
marmar
(77,114 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,021 posts)Install-a-gate-that-cannot-be-bypassed without opening it from the inside.
RVN VET71
(2,699 posts)Maybe a jewish laser would keep these extremist fecal beings like Foxx from behaving like white privileged like assholes.