Scoop: Thune invites Capitol Hill security leaders to GOP lunch

• "Given the tragic events of last week," Thune is inviting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jennifer Hemingway and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan to brief senators, according to the email.
• "We are working on flexibility with existing office funds as well as additional money in a CR for member security. These both could execute as soon as this week."

Zoom out: Some senators want to be able to use their official office funds for member security.

• The House has a program to allow lawmakers to use a portion of their office budget to harden their residences.
• Many senators rely on campaign funds to hire private security guards for public events.
• The question of using member's office accounts for security was the subject of a debate among GOP Senate chiefs of staff last week, Axios reported Thursday.

Zoom in: The Senate Steering Committee, led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), is circulating a letter to Thune — as well as an identical one to Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Rules and Administration — to urge them to take immediate action on allowing members to use their office accounts for security expenses.

• "In this current environment, we believe this policy should change with urgency," says the draft, dated Sept. 11.