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Congress on “high alert” amid security threats

BUT series of High-profile security incidents scare participants of Congress and prompting Capitol security officials to take over the main steps on beach up the security of deputies.

Why is it important: Threats against legislators rose sharply in recent years and many of they still reel from the violence of January 6 attack on Capitol.

Driving news: house sergeant on Wednesday announced plans to cover expenses of security updates for member homes, including $10,000 for equipment installation cost and $150 per month for monitoring and maintenance.

  • development came just weeks after the man’s arrest for threatens Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Washington D.) outside her home while armed with pistol.
  • Most recently Rep. Lee Zeldin (RN.Y.), who is running for The governor of New York was attacked by a man with a sharp object in his hands campaign event.

What they say: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) who chairs an appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Capitol police, Axios told Axios that “everything on high readiness” in commemoration of these incidents.

  • “Threats of real increase have been incredible,” he said. “We must do our best to try and make sure people safe. A lot of of wild cats out there.”
  • Ryan said the Capitol Police and Sergeant-at-Arms are doing enough to keep attendees safe “for now” but added”We have a lot more do.”
  • A spokesman for the Capitol Police told Axios they “cannot discuss what we can or cannot do to protect participants.”

Another side: Jayapal said she didn’t think security personnel were doing enough. “I think we need a lot of more. And you know, I learned a lot from going through this myself,” she told Axios.

  • Jayapal said that the appointment of a sergeant-at-arms is “good step”but it wants to be” pool of money [for] when we really have a serious threat in our residences.”
  • After being threatened outside to her home, she said, she received an estimate that recommended $50,000 to $60,000. in security updates.
  • In addition, according to her, the security forces should help clean the addresses of participants from the Internet and improve their communication with participants’ rooms.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Yu.), who got a lot of death threats, wants an overhaul in the safety of the participants.

  • “If you are on certain committee, if you have a certain [leadership] title, your safety already taken care of of. But more and more often we have … ordinary members, and not just me, but many others who are under increasing threat,” she told Axios.
  • There should to be “evaluation for real threat environment for every single member,” she said.
  • Representative Rodney Davis (R-Illinois), Ranking Member of House Management Committee, Axios said: “Zeldin almost got stabbed – there should I was immediately a Capitol police officer who went to New York to protect him.

Background: Capitol security and law enforcement took no chance with Thursday’s congressional baseball game, which was the subject of of violence in in past.

  • event was aiming for it year climate demonstrators promising “shut down” game.
  • In response, the D.C. police stepped up security measures. for in game, Capitol police urged protesters to stay away, and a House Sergeant-at-Arms sent a memo to the offices. reassuring they had a “comprehensive security plan in place.”
  • The result of the demonstration in several arrests, but no violence.

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Tyler Hromadka
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