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This week, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 – Representative Mike Lawler's (R-NY-17) bill introduced with Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) to provide enhanced United States Secret Service protection for former President Trump and Vice President Harris – was signed into law by President Biden. Last week, the legislation passed the Senate unanimously, after unanimously passing the House the previous week.

"I am glad to see my legislation ensuring former President Trump and Vice President Harris have the same level of Secret Service protection as the sitting President is now the law of the land," said Congressman Lawler. "It should not have taken two assassination attempts against the former President to ensure our presidential candidates have the protection they need."

"Political violence has no place in our country and its precipitous rise in recent years is deeply disturbing," Congressman Lawler concluded. "The Enhanced Presidential Security Act will ensure our elections are always determined by ballots, not bullets – something that is vital to our democracy and something that we can all agree on, regardless of party."

Congressman Lawler is one of the most bipartisan members of the 118th Congress and represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.