Sen. Klobuchar Says MN Troops Not Among Nat’l Guard Sent To Rest In DC Parking Garage, Calls Incident ‘Appalling’

CBS Minnesota

January 22, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota National Guard troops were not among those sent to rest in a Washington, D.C. parking garage, according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

After spending days in the cold securing the United States Capitol following the deadly siege two weeks ago, citizen members of the National Guard were asked to leave the Capitol building and relocate to a nearby parking garage to rest during their shifts. The decision drew swift condemnation from lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who called the move “outrageous.”

Several pressed to have it reversed. And it was late Thursday night.

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