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Gary Peters: “The three hour and 19-minute delay in authorizing the deployment of the National Guard to respond to the Capitol to…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
The three hour and 19-minute delay in authorizing the deployment of the National Guard to respond to the Capitol to quell the violence was one that left police, Members of Congress, staff, and the public in danger and is without question completely unacceptable.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters criticized the delay in National Guard deployment during the Capitol violence.

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