House Administration Committee Republicans said on Feb. 11 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should pay the same $5,000 fine assessed other members who avoid metal detectors guarding entrances to the lower chamber of Congress.
“The Speaker of the House failed to complete security screening on February 4th, and closed-circuit television footage can provide irrefutable proof that a violation occurred. We believe that you do not have the authority to selectively enforce the fines for failure to complete security screening,” the Republicans on the administration panel told House Sergeant-at-Arms Timothy Blodgett.
