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‘What happens if we die?’: Congress is wholly unprepared for a mass casualty event

Leaders of both parties have ignored pleas to prep.

Despite those incidents, the institution is wholly unprepared for a catastrophic event that kills or incapacitates multiple members — even if that hypothetical tragedy results in a major power shift: changing which party holds the majority in the House or Senate

The number of rounds in one pistol clip can change the balance of power of the House or the Senate,” said former Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.), who took up the issue after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when a hijacked plane came within 20 minutes of crashing into the Capitol

Wonder what they’re planning?

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/23/congress-plan-mass-casualty-emergency-00178190