Jeffries presses Johnson for more funds to protect lawmakers

• Jeffries and House Administration Committee ranking member Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) wrote to Johnson urging him to direct the House sergeant-at-arms to "take all necessary steps to protect House members throughout the country."
• They also called for Congress to "substantially increase" the Members' Representational Allowance — funds given to each congressional office for salaries, supplies and security.

The big picture: The map of possible targets is growing increasingly far flung, with the names of lawmakers from Ohio and even Texas found in the papers.

• The shooting has alarmed members of Congress in both parties and reignited efforts to secure more security resources for rank-and-file lawmakers.
• A spokesperson for Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.

What they're saying: "While we differ in many areas related to policy and our vision for America's future, Member safety must be an area of common ground," Jeffries and Morelle wrote.

• "We must act to protect each other and preserve this great American institution."