The Capitol Police Board has approved plans to begin removing the remaining temporary fencing around the Capitol today.
In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, National Guard troops walk past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Fencing that has been around the Capitol since after the Jan. 6 attack is coming down starting Friday, July 9, Capitol officials said. The fencing has been around the Capitol since after the Jan. 6 attack when security measures were sharply stepped up in the aftermath of the violent assault by a mob of supporters of former PresidentIn this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, workers build a fence around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Democratic D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton celebrated the announcement of the fencing coming down on Thursday, though with a hint of caution about how free the complex will be.
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