Congress demands answers from MTA about
subway camera malfunctions during Brooklyn
mass shooting
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/21/2022 4:23:36 PM
Congressional lawmakers want answers about why subway security cameras failed during the Brooklyn mass shooting spree that left 10 people with gunshot wounds and injured another 13 earlier this month. Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the Homeland Security committee, organized a bipartisan letter to Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Janno Lieber asking what the agency has done with the $50 million in federal security money over the past two years alone. “We urge you to be more transparent regarding how your agency uses Congressional funding to secure the subway system and its riders,” the lawmakers wrote. The lawmakers pressed for details about why
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drowns in Rio Grande 'trying to save migrants' 5 replies
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