House Democrats are raising concerns about Capitol security after House Republicans scaled back safeguards put in place after Jan. 6.
comes ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address, when nearly all members of Congress, Biden's cabinet and the Supreme Court will be packed into the House chamber.to congressional leadership on Wednesday expressing "urgent concern for the safety and security of the President, other dignitaries, and guests at the upcoming State of the Union[.]"
Mills also defended sending what he described as “inert paperweights” to colleagues, saying he got permission from law enforcement including the Capitol Police’s bomb squad: “There was not a single [step in the] process that didn’t, in some way, get checked off.”Republicans, upon taking the majority last month, allowed metal detectors set up outside the House chamber after Jan. 6 to be taken down.
"We will never hurt you," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I will use my firearm to defend you, just to be clear.""With Republicans taking the mags out, we have an honor system that we know is violated," Huffman told Axios. "I mean, they talk openly about bringing guns here, and they're going to keep doing it."
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