Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) might “lead a charge” later this week, and he’s not talking about pushing policies on the Senate floor. Instead, the former Marine might help veterans fight through the barricades set up outside the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday morning, Roberts lamented the closure of national memorials in the District during the government shutdown, including the World War II Memorial, where veterans broke through the barricades last week. But according to Roberts, veterans who want to visit the Marine memorial are still blocked out — and the Kansas Republican is considering doing something about it.
“Being the senior Marine in the Congress, I may lead a charge at the memorial sometime later this week,” the 77-year-old Senator said. “Haven’t made up my mind yet. At any rate, that’s just not reasonable.”
But veterans might have beaten Roberts to the punch, as The Weekly Standard reported. Veterans on an Honor Flight trip from Syracuse, New York, apparently broke through the barriers on Saturday.
