Congresswoman Lisa McClain is among a group of House Republicans who have called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to inform members of Congress about why National Guard troops can remain in Washington, DC, until the fall.
“I and several of my colleagues asked Nancy Pelosi for a briefing on ‘Why do we need these troops here?’ And we received no information, zero, “said McClain, R-Mich., On Monday at” Fox & Friends “.
“It is incredible to me that [Pelosi] can do this without any disclosure, without any information and just keep spending money without instructions, “he added.” It doesn’t make sense to me. “
MAINTAINING THE NATIONAL GUARD IN DC COST AN ESTIMATE OF $ 438 MILLION
Approximately 25,000 National Guard soldiers were sent to Washington before President Joe Biden took office on January 20, and 5,000 are expected to remain until mid-March. Fox affiliate WTTG obtained an email showing that troops can be maintained in the region until autumn.
McClain, who sits on the House’s Armed Services Committee, told co-anchor Pete Hegseth that she wants to understand why the extension is being considered, adding that she feels “completely safe” in the city.
“Just tell me why,” she said. “I feel like there is a bogeyman under my bed.”
“Washington, DC is an absolute ghost town,” she added. “I feel completely safe. There is no one there.”
In the absence of a known threat, McClain said he preferred his state’s National Guard troops to assist with vaccination efforts against COVID-19 in his home state.
“They are talking about sending another thousand National Guard soldiers from my state of Michigan [to Washington], for reasons we don’t know, “she said.” I prefer to get these men and women from the National Guard to help my voters in my state to help distribute the relief vaccine COVID. “
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“This, I know, is a credible threat,” she added. “This threat here, I have no idea why we can’t even get an education about it.”
McClain, who became a member of Congress in January, represents Michigan’s 10th district, which includes six of the state’s Lower Peninsula counties.