It’s been over 10 years since the first anthrax mail attack against the U.S. Senate and authorities are revealing that suspicious mail continues to flood into Senate, so far with no injuries.
Terrance Gainer, the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, revealed in budget testimony that the Senate Post Office intercepted 383 suspicious pieces of mail last year “that were addressed to senators with the intent to disrupt Senate business.”
He reported that all the suspect mail was reported to the U.S. Capitol Police. He offered no other details.
All incoming and internal mail is searched and scrubbed of contaminants before being delivered, he added. Over 300,000 items were tested last year.
What’s more, while email is killing the U.S. Postal Service, Americans and lawmakers still think mail is the best way to communicate: 18.4 million pieces of mail were received by Senate offices last year.
