By Katie Bernard
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean said Monday she wants the congressional task force already investigating the Butler County assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump to look into Sunday’s assassination attempt at his Florida golf club.
“Certainly we are looking at the same very related sets of issues, so to me it makes sense to consolidate the two and it makes it only more urgent that we continue our work,” Dean said, a Democrat who represents Montgomery County and serves on the special committee.
She said she would leave the decision of whether to pursue legislation allowing the task force to investigate the Florida incident to the committee’s leadership.
The panel’s chair, Rep. Mike Kelly (R., Erie), did not respond to a question from The Inquirer, but said in a statement Sunday that the task force had requested a briefing.
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean said Monday she wants the congressional task force already investigating the Butler County assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump to look into Sunday’s assassination attempt at his Florida golf club.
“Certainly we are looking at the same very related sets of issues, so to me it makes sense to consolidate the two and it makes it only more urgent that we continue our work,” Dean said, a Democrat who represents Montgomery County and serves on the special committee.
She said she would leave the decision of whether to pursue legislation allowing the task force to investigate the Florida incident to the committee’s leadership.
The panel’s chair, Rep. Mike Kelly (R., Erie), did not respond to a question from The Inquirer, but said in a statement Sunday that the task force had requested a briefing.
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D., Chester), another member of the committee, noted the panel’s request for a briefing on the Florida assassination attempt.
“I expect to hear more ... from our leadership shortly on whether we will expand the scope of our current investigation,” Houlahan said in a statement.
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