Demands Intensify for Security Fence Around Capitol to Come Down

The U.S. Capitol building is seen through barbed wire fencing at sunrise in Washington on Feb. 8, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

Forty-two House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take down the razor-wire-topped steel barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible.

“We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like the inauguration are over,” the group said in a Feb. 5 letter to Pelosi.