Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill to make Secret Service director a Senate confirmed position

Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill to make Secret Service director a Senate confirmed position

The legislation, dubbed the Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats (PROTECT) Act, comes after President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last year, despite Secret Service protection.

Grassley, Cortez Masto Reintroduce Legislation to Make Secret Service Director a Senate Confirmed Position

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are reintroducing the bipartisan Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats (PROTECT) Act to ensure all future United States Secret Service (USSS) Directors are Senate confirmed and subject to a single, 10-year term.  “The Secret Service Director is responsible for a critical agency where life and death are at stake.…