WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Congress is exploring ways to boost former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service protection following the second assassination attempt over the weekend. 

Prosecutors charged Ryan Wesley Routh with federal crimes after Secret Service allegedly spotted him pointing an assault rifle through the fence of the golf course where Mr. Trump was playing on Sunday. 

Agents say they fired shots at Routh and he fled. Officers later arrested him. 

“We put together a security plan. And that security plan worked,” U.S. Secret Service acting director Ronald Rowe said. 

But Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he disagrees with that assessment. 

“You can’t have a man camped out by the golf course for 12 hours with an AK-47 and scope on it and say the system worked,” Graham said. “I’m just glad we didn’t have a worse outcome, but I think the system is broken.” 

Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says Congress needs to have a conversation about giving the Secret Service more resources. 

“Something’s gotta change here because he clearly is at risk,” Scott said. 

Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he’s open to putting more funding for the Secret Service in the government funding package. 

“Congress has a responsibility to ensure the Secret Service and all law enforcement have the resources they need to do their jobs,” Schumer said. 

But how to do that is up for debate. 

Sen. Scott is introducing legislation that would give former President Trump the same level of Secret Service protection as the current president. He wants lawmakers to vote on that as a standalone measure. 

“There’s no reason we shouldn’t be doing this separately. You know, this is a separate issue than funding the government,” Scott said. 

Leaders agree it’s urgent to find a fix to ensure the former president’s safety. 

“We don’t have an alternative. Success, we have to have it every day.  We cannot have failures. And in order to do that, we’re going to have some hard conversations with Congress,” Rowe said. 

President Biden is also encouraging Congress to take action. He says it’s clear the Secret Service needs more help.