Why can't we give our US borders the focus we give the White House fence? Why shouldn't it be considered just as important to protect our country with the same vigor we do the White House?
Quite a frigging shame we can't view them in the same light
Build the fence
-Geaux
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U.S. House panel seeks update on plans to upgrade White House fence
(Reuters) - The top two members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Monday they had written to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson asking for a briefing on his agency's plans to enhance the fence around the White House.
Republican Jason Chaffetz and Democrat Elijah Cummings, the ranking members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a statement that the request followed a recommendation last week by a review pane
l charged with looking into problems with the U.S. Secret Service.
The panel said in a summary of its report released on Thursday the fence "needs to be changed as soon as possible to provide better protection."
Service Director Joseph Clancy had previously testified that the agency was already “looking for ways and options” to improve the fence.
The panel recommended that the fence be at least 4 or 5 feet (120 or 150 cm) higher and curved outward at the top to give agents more time to assess the risk of a jumper.
Johnson appointed a four-member independent panel in October after a Sept. 19 intrusion by an Iraq war veteran who scaled the White House fence, sprinted across the lawn and got deep inside the mansion before an off-duty agent stopped him.
U.S. House panel seeks update on plans to upgrade White House fence Reuters
Quite a frigging shame we can't view them in the same light
Build the fence
-Geaux
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U.S. House panel seeks update on plans to upgrade White House fence
(Reuters) - The top two members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Monday they had written to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson asking for a briefing on his agency's plans to enhance the fence around the White House.
Republican Jason Chaffetz and Democrat Elijah Cummings, the ranking members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a statement that the request followed a recommendation last week by a review pane
l charged with looking into problems with the U.S. Secret Service.
The panel said in a summary of its report released on Thursday the fence "needs to be changed as soon as possible to provide better protection."
Service Director Joseph Clancy had previously testified that the agency was already “looking for ways and options” to improve the fence.
The panel recommended that the fence be at least 4 or 5 feet (120 or 150 cm) higher and curved outward at the top to give agents more time to assess the risk of a jumper.
Johnson appointed a four-member independent panel in October after a Sept. 19 intrusion by an Iraq war veteran who scaled the White House fence, sprinted across the lawn and got deep inside the mansion before an off-duty agent stopped him.
U.S. House panel seeks update on plans to upgrade White House fence Reuters