With the Jan. 6 deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol still fresh in lawmakers' minds, Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton told a House committee he supports "targeted" fencing in areas of the Capitol complex that are found to be most vulnerable.
Appearing at a March 11 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2022 budget for the Architect of the Capitol operation, Blanton explained and defended his request to increase it by $67 million, or 8%, to $865 million.