Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego will soon offer a resolution to block the Pentagon from offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran and pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed after breaching a sensitive area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the effort.

Gallego’s move comes after the US Air Force told Babbitt’s family last month that it would provide military funeral honors for her — a request that was initially denied under the Biden administration.

Gallego is expected to make the procedural move sometime on Wednesday, when he will also deliver floor remarks, the person said. Senate Republicans are expected to block the measure.

Gallego’s resolution states, “Ashli Babbitt’s actions on January 6, 2021, consti

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