Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Joe Manchin
Senate funding package includes $521 million to reimburse National Guard for post January 6th deployments to protect U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on his support for the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which includes $521 million to reimburse the National Guard who responded to the January 6th attack who paid for the deployment from annual budgets.
“In the days, weeks and months following the January 6th attack, our brave servicemembers protected the United States Capitol with integrity and honor. More than 475 West Virginia National Guardsmen and women served alongside servicemembers from every state, protecting our Capitol and democracy when we needed it most,” said Senator Manchin. “We must ensure our National Guardsmen and women are able to continue their training and drills, which is in jeopardy if we fail to reimburse them for their service after the January 6th attack. This funding package is essential to the safety and security of our nation, and I am pleased my bipartisan colleagues came to a reasonable agreement to fund these priorities.”
Responding to the January 6th Insurrection and Protecting the U.S. Capitol and Congress
National Guard Reimbursement—$521 million is provided to fully fund the cost of the National Guard deployment to Capitol Hill, which is urgently needed to prevent cancellation of summer drills for members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard.
Legislative Branch Agencies—$406 million to support the Capitol Police and to secure the United States Capitol.
For more information on the bipartisan Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, please click here.