Biden rejects Republicans school protection legislation

At the heart of the bill, which will be called the The Securing Aid for Every (SAFE) School Act, is a $900 million grant program, according to Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN). A fact sheet for Blackburn and Hagerty’s bill says states will be able use the grant money in a number of ways, including to train and hire veterans and former law enforcement officers to serve as school safety officers, hire off duty law enforcement officers, and provide funding to harden schools and increase physical security [Daily Wire].
In Thursday’s White House press briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre made the Biden administration’s clearly partisan position clear regarding legislation aimed at making schools and students safer: Biden won’t consider anything other than a ban on “assault weapons” [Townhall].

Katie Pavlich tweeted: White House is rejecting legislation from MarshaBlackburn to give states millions in grant money for school security to train veterans and other capable people to protect and harden schools. They only want a ban on semi-automatic rifles [Twitter].