Rep. Trey Gowdy's Bill Passes House Unanimously

Rep. Trey Gowdy (SC-4), had a bill of his pass unanimously in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. The legislation, HR 6620--The Presidential Protection Act--now moves to the Senate for passage. Gowdy released the following statement in response:

"The Presidential Protection act authorizes Secret Service protection to Presidents for life. Presidents elected after January 1, 1997 are currently only authorized to receive Secret Service protection for ten years after leaving office, and the increased mobility and youth of still-living former Presidents, coupled with the national security threat posed to post 9/11 leaders who were instrumental in the war on terror, necessitates protection for life, as has been the case since the 1960's." 

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