Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced a series of a measures to increase security for lawmakers in the wake of the assault on the Capitol building while calling for the creation of a commission to conduct a large-scale investigation into the "terrorist mob attack on Jan. 6."
The California Democrat told her colleagues in a letter Tuesday night that they need to "establish a 9/11-type commission" to probe and report the causes and security failures that made it possible for a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump to breach the building, sending lawmakers certifying the election win of President Joe Biden into hiding.
At least five people died as a direct result of the attack, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick who was lying in honor at the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday night.
Pelosi also said the ongoing security threat members of Congress face necessitates an emergency supplemental funding bill.
"The security of the U.S. Capitol Complex and all who serve and work in it is of the highest priority," she wrote. "Protecting the Capitol, which is the heart of our democracy, is essential to upholding our constitutional duty to serve those whom we are privileged to represent."
To ensure the safety of lawmakers, the House Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police force will be partnering with several federal law enforcement agencies to increase security for the congressmen as they travel to and from Washington, D.C., Pelosi said.
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