Race to boost Secret Service funding hits GOP snag after Trump assassination attempt

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The frustration over the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is bipartisan, but less so is how to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Shelling out more money for the Secret Service in forthcoming spending bills is likely to face resistance among an array of congressional Republicans, who say the more than $3 billion agency needs simply to shift resources to the GOP presidential nominee rather than necessarily hire more agents.

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