Drones landing on the White House lawn are cause of concern for Senator Mikulski and the Secret Service.
On January 29, 2015 Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland practically begged Republican members not to continue to play politics with the funding necessary to support the Department of Homeland Security in its critical mission to protect America.
She then confirmed some shocking facts relating to security concerns at the White House, such as drones landing on the White House lawn:
“The Nation faces growing threats where Americans are endangered at home and abroad. Terrorists are threatening us with bombs and guns, and lone wolves in Ottawa, organized radicals in Paris, cyber criminals with backing from nation states and organized crime.
In terms of the Secret Service, we have the need to reform the Secret Service. We have fence jumpers at the White House, drones landing on the White House lawn.
In the face of these threats, the Republican majority’s response is to hold the funding of Homeland Security up to pick a fight with the President over immigration. Uncertainty undermines security. Let’s give the Agency certainty of funding.
We are 4 months into the fiscal year. Another continuing funding resolution would be the fifth continuing resolution. That is no way to run an agency so big, so complicated.”
Source: Congressional Record
See video: Drone Crash Lands On White House Lawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhccBlt9nRU
See related video: White House Secret Service Search for DRONE / MULTICOPTER – LIVE RAW FOOTAGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQmuR_-OKiE