Police Chief Wants A Permanent Fence Built Around The U.S. Capitol

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January 29, 2021

Concertina razor wire tops the 8-foot "non-scalable" fence that surrounds the U.S. Capitol on the day after the House voted to impeach former President Trump for the second time. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is calling for a permanent fence to be constructed around the complex due to heightened security threats since the insurrection earlier this month.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis for the latest on security at the U.S. Capitol.

This segment aired on January 29, 2021.

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Police Chief Wants A Permanent Fence Built Around The U.S. Capitol

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