Nancy Pelosi chastised Republicans who voted against a bill that would have created an alert system for active shooter situations.
The legislation was approved in the House by a vote of 260- 169, with 168 Republicans and one Democrat voting against it.
David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Fred Upton, R-Mich., sponsored the Active Shooter Alert Act.
Wouldn't you want to know if your child was attacked in school? The Republicans can't vote 'no'. Pelosi made a statement during her weekly press conference. The survival of our children is more important than the survival of the political elite.
Pelosi said that one hundred sixty-eight Republicans voted against an amber alert.
The measure was supported by 43 Republicans and 222 Democrats.
It comes after a string of recent deadly mass shootings, including the massacres at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, and at a parade in Highland Park, Ill.
Police said the suspect in the Highland Park shooting was able to drive to Wisconsin before he was arrested. The proposed alert system could have been used to alert the public instead of relying on social media.
Cicilline said that law enforcement needs to be given every tool they need to keep the community safe. The bill helps do that in a way that's easy to understand.
He said that law enforcement should communicate with the community.
A Justice Department officer would be in charge of the communications network. The individual selected by the attorney general would be responsible for coordinating the alerts.
Jim Jordan, one of the Republicans who voted against the bill, described it as an unnecessary ploy to give more authority to the Biden Department of Justice.
The Integrated Public Alert Warning System is used by federal, state and local officials.
The bill was called another example of Washington creating another department, another position, spending more money we don't have in order to have a policy objective of continuing to advance fear among the American people.
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