Greg Murphy wants National Guard troops sent to border instead of Capitol

Published March 16, 2021 4:48pm ET



National Guard troops set to be stationed at the U.S. Capitol building should instead head to help with the border crisis, says a Republican congressman.

North Carolina Rep. Greg Murphy plans to introduce the Guard the Border Act, which would reassign 95% of the National Guard troops deployed to support security operations in Washington, D.C., and around the Capitol to support operations on the United States-Mexico border.

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