Rep. Lisa McClain is among a group of House Republicans calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to brief members of Congress on why National Guard troops may remain in Washington, D.C., until the fall. KEEPING NATIONAL GUARD IN DC HAS COST AN ESTIMATED $438 MILLIONApproximately 25,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Washington ahead of President Joe Biden’s January 20 inauguration, and 5,000 were expected to remain until mid-March. In the absence of a known threat, McClain said she would rather have her state's National Guard troops assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts in her home state. "They’re talking about sending a thousand more National Guard troops from my state of Michigan [to Washington], for reasons that we don’t know," she said. "I would rather put those National Guard men and women to help my constituents in my state help with the distribution of the COVID relief vaccination."

Source: Fox News February 15, 2021 14:15 UTC