The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is spurring calls in Washington for additional funding for lawmakers’ security as the deadline to reach a government funding deal quickly approaches.

Members on both sides have expressed security concerns in wake of the shooting, which comes as fears over political violence have been on the rise.

“We’re in a deliberate review process right now to determine what measures are appropriate, how much we could allocate for that,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters on Thursday. “We’ve got to protect people who run for public office or no one will, and that's heavy on our hearts and minds."

With less than three weeks standing between the Congress and a Sept. 30 government shutdown deadline, some lawmakers said Thursday that they

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