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5 minutes ago, Cooke (not admin cant help said:

Have a nap in a parking garage

 

 

Lol

LOL, indeed. Both Republican Democratic Congressman and Senators complained about it. Two Democratic Senators from Arizona, Krysten Sinema and Mark Kelly offered to give them their own offices within the Capitol for them to sleep.

 

 

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National Guard allowed back into Capitol complex after lawmakers erupt at banishment to parking garage

Updated 12:07 AM ET, Fri January 22, 2021

(CNN)Members of the National Guard have been allowed back into the Capitol Complex after a slate of lawmakers voiced their outrage at guardsmen being banished to a parking garage as a rest area, a guardsman told CNN.

The Guard will now be allowed to rest in the US Capitol Visitor Center, the guardsman said.
 
The change comes after thousands of National Guardsmen were moved to a parking garage after they were told they could no longer use space within the US Capitol Complex, including areas like the cafeteria of a Senate office building, as a rest area, multiple Guardsmen told CNN.
 
Prior to Thursday morning, several areas throughout the Capitol Complex were designated as authorized rest areas where members of the Guard could take breaks from their shifts protecting Capitol. By Thursday morning, all those areas had been cleared out and their designations removed, the Guardsmen said.
"We honestly just feel betrayed," one guardsman told CNN earlier Thursday, noting that a day before, congressmen had come by for photos with the different National Guards units that came to Washington to support security around the inauguration. "After everything went seamlessly, we were deemed useless and banished to a corner of a parking garage."
 
News of the guardsmen's situation, which was first reported by Politico, drew swift outrage from lawmakers who tweeted their concern over the situation.
 
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, wrote, "Very upset by this story but I have been in touch with the Utah National Guard and they are taken care of. My staff and I are investigating what happened here and will continue working to fix this situation."
 
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, tweeted, "Just made a number of calls and have been informed Capitol Police have apologized to the Guardsmen and they will be allowed back into the complex tonight. I'll keep checking to make sure they are."
 
And Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, tweeted, "This is outrageous, shameful, and incredibly disrespectful to the men and women keeping the U.S. Capitol safe and secure. We need it fixed and we need answers on how it happened."

 

 
Posting outdated news that would've been more relevant 16 hours ago.:ben:
 
Thanks for your service Cooke. LOL
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3 minutes ago, jehurey said:

LOL, indeed. Both Republican Democratic Congressman and Senators complained about it. Two Democratic Senators from Arizona, Krysten Sinema and Mark Kelly offered to give them their own offices within the Capitol for them to sleep.

 

 

 
Posting outdated news that would've been more relevant 16 hours ago.:ben:
 
Thanks for your service Cooke. LOL

You should join the national guard, you're used to sleeping in basements. 

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Just now, Cooke (not admin cant help said:

You should join the national guard, you're used to sleeping in basements. 

You should join the confederate guard..........you're used to losing and running away.

 

And your politics seem to line up with theirs.:tom:

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