HASC leaders call for drawdown of National Guard troops at Capitol

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2021

The top ranking members of the House Armed Services Committee asked the Pentagon Thursday to rethink its plan to extend the National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol. Representatives Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Mike Rogers, R-Ala., issued a joint statement Thursday calling for a drawdown of National Guard troops in the area. "We are deeply troubled by the current level of security