Posted on 03/23/2021 5:03:31 PM PDT by Libloather
March 22 (UPI) -- The Senate swore in new leadership for Congressional law enforcement on Monday following a shakeup in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson, 56, will lead the department as Senate sergeant-at-arms, joined by deputy sergeant-at-arms Kelly Fado and Jennifer Hemingway as chief of staff.
"I'm so proud that leadership team I announced for Senate sergeant-at-arms is officially assuming their roles today," Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer wrote on Twitter. "This is the first time in history that the leadership team will be comprised entirely of women."
Gibson, who served 33 years in the military and held the role of deputy director of national intelligence, told The New York Times that "gender is perhaps not really relevant."
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Gibson also addressed plans to remove fences that were erected around the Capitol and National Guard troops who were stationed in the area following the riot to allow more public access to the landmark.
"Already, the U.S. Capitol Police is beginning to make some of those trade-offs with parts of the fence coming down," she said. "Any legislative body, more so than some elements in the executive branch, needs to balance that kind of public access with security."
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The fence should stay up. Exits should be blocked and check points established.
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