The cost for that deployment is estimated to be over $500 million. I know you were told the Guard would rightly be reimbursed for these costs.
Patrick Leahy: “The cost for that deployment is estimated to be over $500 million. I know you were told the Guard would rightly be…”
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Leahy discusses the financial implications of the National Guard's deployment after the Capitol assault.
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