6th has done to congress and the people who work in it. quote, in interviews with more than four dozen lawmakers and congressional aides, people of all political stripes say the ti house has become a deeply unpleasant place to work with simmering ill-feeling and a series of ugly incidents fraying remaining bipartisan ties. today magnetometers meant to detect weapons beep regularly as house lawmakers enter and exit the chamber, serving as a regular reminder of the attack.e adding to this stress, threats of violence have risen against members of both parties in the house and senate.se in fact, the u.s. capitol police chief expects the agency will have handled more than 9,000 threats in 2021. that is more than double, double the number of threats they handled just four years ago. quote, so far, the bitter stfa fighting this year hasn t turned physical, and it is important to note here the journal s use of the words so far.