AP reporting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wants ok to pay for security in Texas ?

Is she on the federal payroll at $177,000 a year ?


Giffords' campaign seeks FEC guidance on security Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' campaign is asking the Federal Election Commission whether she can use donations to help pay for security improvements recommended by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Officers recommended about $2,200 worth of security improvements to her family's home in Houston. Giffords stays there when she's not undergoing therapy that's required as a result of being shot in the head last January.

Officers suggested better exterior lighting and the installation of an alarm button that can be pushed in emergencies, among other things.

WASHINGTON (AP)

Giffords wants money for security improvments

Giffords wants money for security improvments; Loughner subpoena battleadd to reading list
Posted on August 19, 2011 at 11:26 AM

Updated yesterday at 11:41 AM

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wants to make security improvements to the home she shares with her husband in Houston. And there is a legal fight over subpoenas in the case of the accused January 8 shooter.