Schumer: Threats against lawmakers continue, but Capitol ‘much safer’

Published January 4, 2022 9:05pm ET



Days before the first anniversary of a violent riot at the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Tuesday that the building is “much safer” thanks to security improvements following the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

The New York Democrat said, “We’re in much better shape than we were a year ago. The intelligence, which was so poor then, is much better now.”

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