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To: ~digs who wrote (498)	4/1/2004 10:34:55 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1338

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To: ~digs who wrote (498)	4/1/2004 11:27:57 AM
From: Bucky Katt	Respond to of 1338

RE: MAGS, more biz for them?> Security Officials Again Recommend Fencing In Capitol Lawmakers Question Proposal By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 1, 2004; Page B01 Federal security planners are reviving a proposal to build a fence around the U.S. Capitol and Congressional office buildings to deter potential terrorist attacks. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance W. Gainer yesterday said the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms and the architect of the Capitol have directed his department to develop a plan and a cost estimate for construction. A physical barrier would markedly increase security for lawmakers and visitors to the nation's seat of government, Gainer said during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the legislative branch. The fence, he said, could cost $15 million to $50 million. Senators objected, calling the notion an offense to a world-famous symbol of American democracy. "Most Americans would rebel at the idea of their Capitol being fenced off. . . . It flies in the face of what Americans think," said Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), the panel's chairman. But he added that if a barrier were built, he hoped it would be unobtrusive. Members of Congress have balked at requests to wall off the people's representatives from the public since 1985, most recently after the 2001 terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, the police have restricted public access in the area numerous times in the last three years. Five security studies have recommended construction of a fence to reduce the threat of suicide bombers or a commando-style raid at the Capitol. A fence was endorsed again in a February study by congressional analysts with the General Accounting Office, who were looking at ways to free officers from guard post duty. "An aesthetically pleasing perimeter security fence could be constructed around the Capitol Building grounds," the report stated, as quoted by Gainer. He added, "The impact from the lack of it is felt every day and is shown in the numbers of required personnel and our budget." Sen. Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), the panel's ranking Democrat, asked why a fence was needed. Congress is already spending $450 million to build an underground Capitol visitor center to screen and funnel tourists away from the historic structure and millions more to install an interlocking ring of anti-vehicle defenses on surrounding roads. "I, for one, hope we don't now turn to a security fence. Is it not true that we are investing substantial sums of money for construction of bollards and additional traffic barriers in the area?" Durbin said. "If we are going to build a fence, we shouldn't have built the bollards." Gainer, whose department is seeking a 33 percent budget increase this year, to $292 million, said a fence and the bollards would work together. He cited the White House complex, where a wrought-iron fence keeps the public at a distance and credentialed visitors and staff are screened at entry points. Security for the 276-acre Capitol complex, which has 20,000 workers and is visited by more than 1 million people a year, is set by House and Senate leaders in consultation with police and safety officials. Since 2001, Congress has closed streets, restricted tours and public access, added entrance security, screened for explosives at doors and parking garages and adopted new electronic safety measures. Although tourists by 2006 will be able to enter the Capitol only through the visitor center, Gainer said more security is needed. "Our openness is the largest vulnerability," he said. "I listened to the 9/11 commission hearings. I think it is necessary to talk about this."