American lawmakers want to know how a veteran with diagnosed mental illness managed to scale the fence, run all the way inside the White House and to the rear of the East Room.
The Washington Post reported, Omar Gonazalez was not stopped just inside the front door, but well inside the American president's residence.
Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson told the U.S. House of Representatives Government Oversight Committee that she is committed to improving her agency's work once the investigation into the Omar Gonzalez case is complete.
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U.S. House of Representatives Government Oversight Committee chair Darryl Issa wants to know why there have been so many problems with the U.S. Secret Service and their work protecting the President in recent years.
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Representative Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the Committee, pointed out that the reputation of the skill of the Secret Service helps protect the American President.
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