The National Guard’s security mission at the U.S. Capitol is set to end next week, but Guardsmen may not be gone from the nation’s capital very long.
Last week, Democratic leaders included $200 million in new funding to set up a Guard quick reaction force, “a ground force equivalent of the 113th Wing within the District of Columbia Air National Guard at Joint Base Andrews, which defends National Capital Region airspace.”
The top Republicans on both the House and Senate Armed Services committees quickly came out against the idea, which is aimed at augmenting the defensive response of the Capitol Police.
NGAUS is also against the proposal, saying in a statement Wednesday that “Guard soldiers and airmen should perform law enforcement only as a last resort.”
