The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police called for permanent fencing around the U.S. Capitol in response to the deadly Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.
Yogananda Pittman also called for other enhanced security measures around the Capitol in a Jan. 28 statement released the same day Capitol Police arrested an armed 71-year-old West Virginia man near the building who had 20 rounds of ammunition, according to media reports.