Years ahead of schedule, the new U.S. Capitol Police budget has soared to nearly $1 billion, and officials are blaming the increase on a “staggering” number of threats against House and Senate members and security measures raised by the Jan. 6, 2021 riots.

In prepared testimony for its House budget hearing later Tuesday, Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sounded shocked by his expected request of some $967 million for the fiscal 2026 budget year.