. >> we heard earlier today from the national guard on their response to the coronavirus. here is general joseph lingle who spoke for about 25 minutes. morning.you, good i am glad to be here today. today we face a national emergency in this covid-19 pandemic. we are all concerned about the health and safety of our fellow americans and citizen soldiers and airmen. six members of the national guard have tested positive for covid-19. and we measures in place will keep our national guard members informed as the situation develops. we play an important part in ensuring the health and safety of communities and this is a responsibility we take their sleep. we are here to support each other and communities. i want to talk about what the national guard is doing. it is unlike any event we have faced in recent years. when there is a hurricane, you can see it on a map and you have a sense on how hard it will hit. it is like we have 54 separate hurricanes in every state and territory. some are category 5, summer category three and one. we don't no one this was going to dissipate. it dem

national guard to arrive at the capitol. the 113th awaiting capitol guardians have a proud history of protecting our nations capitol and serve our nation's leadership. nations leadership. nevertheless new jersey state police for delete one or 50 miles away it responded to the capitol before the d.c. national guard. additionally the pentagon knew there was a threat to governmental operations caused by 3:30 7:00 p.m. the pentagon send its own security forces to guard the homes of defense leaders. at 3:30 7:00 p.m. note deceit national guard forces were on the way for the capitol. throughout my subcommittee's extensive investigation into the events of generate sixth and the select committee on january 6, we have uncovered concerning and inconsistencies regarding mobilization of the d.c. national guard. phone records, first-hand accounts, sworn testimony after action reports we have gathered there appears to have been a significant delay that the the departmentof defense and dee national guard or communicating the order of deploy

national guard. to begin, i would like to think our national guard soldiers and airmen for the hard work, swift response, and steadfast dedication. they have committed ensuring that our capitol remains secure. i am incredibly proud of our airmen and soldiers. this mission shows the breadth, flexibility, and resolve of the national guard and the service it provides our nation. i would like to think the governors who volunteered the guardsmen, our mayor in d.c., and our local and federal partners. the national guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with about 7000 personnel for the coming weeks. that will likely draw down to 5000 by mid-march. i will go through the specifics of that. we received request for follow-up assistance. the requests have come from u.s. park police, u.s. secret service, the capitol police, and the metropolitan police department of washington, d.c. all four requests have been approved. the municipal requests by myself. the national guard

>> thank you for the question and thank you, sir for your service in the national guard as well. women look at the army guard in particular, last year we were able to start realigning the eight divisions of the national guard with a supportive brigades, brigade combat teams, combat aviation brigade tenth maneuver enhancement brigade. we're trying to provide our nation not only ten active duty army divisions but also ate national guard divisions. that's where this specific case comes into play. when you look at it the station level as so we noted we need to modernize affirmations and we work very closely to make sure whatever the army modernizes we have the same equipment in the national guard so we're an operable on the battlefield. when we look what the army under long-term work with that program, we want to be part of that to make sure we look, act and operate the same. >> mr. rogers, i don't know if are having a technical issue. you had about 20 seconds left. it looks like we're having a technical difficulty, and if your staff gets hold of our staff we will add that on to your

by 2019, national guard will have over 30 cyber unit in 34 states to support these services in u.s. and. the more deeply committed they become, the better paired the nation becomes. the presence, the skill and the readiness of citizen warriors across the company give us the agility and flexibility to handle unexpected demand at home and abroad. an essential component of the total force and a linchpin of our readiness. that is one of the reasons that position of national guard was elevated to the joint chiefs of staff in 2012 and is the first national guard bureau chief serves a full term in the tank, general frank rast has led this historic transition with character and skill. work -- the good building on the good work of his right assessor, general grass worked tirelessly to form the most integrated and total force in our history. he has helped increase our rapid deployment capability to respond to any crisis and respond to the local, state and international levels. steadybeen a strong and voice at the table for the men and women of the national guard because for his entire career,

the best use of the national guard is to use the national guard for the unique authorities that it has, and that is to remain under the command and control of the networks in the states. every state has a different way to deal with disasters. and the national guard is uniquely qualified and postured to act under the governors. if you were to federalize them, you would lose that ability. one unique attribute is that we can operate as law enforcement to assist the state and local law enforcement. and if you were to federalize the national guard, then you lose that ability to do that. certainly, the president can mobilize the national guard. it would be my advice, and there are no plans to take the national guard and put them in a federal status there. much better used under a state status. >> thank you. >> general, you talked about the tennessee guards moving those half-million swabs to memphis. i guess fedex will distribute them across the country. walk us through what the role will be after that. after the tests are done, do guard members get them from the -- to the labs? what do you e

national guard at the time of the attack. then an update from president biden on troops withdrawing from afghanistan. later, remarks by new york governor andrew cuomo during the national governors association meeting. announcer: nearly two months after the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol, major general william walker, who served as commander of the d.c. national guard at the time of the attack, gave lawmakers a time of events that happened that day. also testifying, representatives from the pentagon, the fbi, and the homeland security department. they told lawmakers about their intelligence gathering and sharing process. this is about four hours. chair klobuchar: i call to order this second joint hearing of the rules and homeland security and government affairs committee on examining the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. at today's hearing, we will continue our committee's important work to get answers that will lead us to solutions following the horrific events at the capitol on january 6. last week we heard

that is both air national guard and army national guard, rotary wing assets. in terms of rescues -- i want to be careful when i talk numbers. these are very fluid. there is a great deal of rescues occurring around by the minute. but those that the national guard is directly involved includes over 3500 personnel rescue. most of those you see have been by some type of boat but also include almost 300 hoist rescues. they are technically difficult in terms of hoisting people up where they are unacceptable by any other method. almost 300 animal rescues have occurred. not only the humans associated, but the pets as we continue to alleviate the pain and suffering that the citizens of texas are experiencing right now. i don't want to leave louisiana out of the equation. as the storm moves across thegulf of potentially being made what is called a third landfall, louisiana, currently 400 in louisiana. there are anticipating large flooding across the southwest portion of louisiana and preparing. the governor has not requested a dual status commander, but the louisiana na

our national guard forces remain near and dear to my heart. whenever americans are needed in a time of crisis it is our national guardsmen that step up to that call. i applaud them for their service and dedication. how many national guard troops have been mobilized this month alone? >> when we look at the height around june 6 and june 7 we had over 120,000 and that includes not only the -- 120 thousand national guardsmen, could he tell us about the various mission sets our national guardsmen are involved in? we look at that time flame we have 40,000 working on the covid-19 at the time and we had close to 40,000 with civil unrest and we are mobilized for tropical storm cristobal. we have guardsmen on the andhwest corridor remediation in some states with respect to previous natural disasters and we have many in support day-to-day. if we look at air control alert sites around the nation as well as ground-based midcourse defense -- counting thenly folks deployed, 20,000 at that time. that isst: extraordinary and beyond those missions you listed, th

wisconsin national guard was the critical capability for our nations defense. i have questions about that. the cutie and supports a significant number of jobs. what are the economic benefits for the local community that we can anticipate from hosting the f 35 fighter wing? >> the community and their that establishes such a fantastic unit. the benefits is there are aerial ranges, gun ranges, aerial refueling units, and airspace that made it a good choice. when you look at the community, you have a state-of-the-art aircraft, that will be there for decades. the number of folks that employees and are going to be there to support the unit are going to make a huge difference to the local community. and having been there, the coordination between the unit and the local community makes a huge difference. >> while i am very grateful that my home state is making a significant contribution to national security, i would say that neighbors are concerned about the impact of increased noise in the area surrounding the airport. i helped secure resources in a previous appropria

national guard. according to the former chief of capitol police and acting chief of d.c. police and major general walker, the major delay was due in part to quote, optics of the national guard at the capitol. we need to know what role if any optics played in the delay to provide much-needed assistance to u.s. capitol police to protect the capitol and get people out of the capitol. by hearing from representatives of the federal agencies responsible for the intelligence and the national guard, today, we expect to get clear answers to these open questions. answering these questions is critical to our understanding where the breakdowns occurred on and before january 6. and only by understanding whether breakdowns occurred can we make the changes necessary to ensure that something like january 6 never happens again. and that's our objective here with this oversight mission. again, i appreciate the fact that we have been able to keep the politics out of this and focus on the facts and be objective. we have

the guard's commitment to our nation is always ready, always there. e american people. the guard has played a pivotal role in every major conflict since the revolutionary war and have performed a vital function in rapid response to natural disasters, civil unrest, and public health crisis. the guard founded one of our most successful initiatives, the state partnership program. for over 30 years, the state partnership program has sponsored long-term lily -- long relationships and enhanced global security cooperation. 96 partnerships with 106 countries around the world. today we are honored to have representatives from our state partnerships in attendance. showcasing program success and general hokanson's many contributions to the national guard. his tenure has been marked by exceptional leadership, transformative accomplishments. these efforts led to the passage of 50 legislative initiatives focusing on core priorities. modernization and reform. under guidance the national guard responded with 1900 incidents per year, including historic wildfires of two

national guard. an automatic five under million dollars goes into effect in january unless congress changes the law. -- an automatic $500 million goes into effect. michelle obama will be joining president obama on the campaign trail today. we'll have live coverage of today's stop in dubuque, iowa. the president travels to davenport and we will have that live, as well. the republican party has released more details about their convention at the end of august. the first day will be the longest with the convicted gaveling in at 2:00 p.m. eastern and lasting through the evening and wrapping up around 11:00 p.m. we will have live coverage of every minute of the republican and democratic conventions here on c-span. >> now the soviet bear may be gone but there are still wolves in the woods and we saw that when saddam hussein invaded kuwait. the mideast might have become a nuclear powder keg. our energy supplies held hostage. what was necessary. we destroyed a threat, freed a people, and locked a tyrant in t

we are kind of a family in the national guard. we grow up together we work up , together, and we keep an eye on each other. if there are any indications we address it to the chain of command or law enforcement the appropriate level of agency. but i am not concerned as a large part of our organization for it if you like 25000, we have had 12 identified. some of those they are just looking into may be unrelated to this. but we want to make sure out of an abundance of caution that is stated earlier that we do the right thing. until that gets cleared up. >> i do not win to get into the actual vetting and what the organizations have found, but much of the information that the general mentioned is unrelated to the events taking place of the capitol or teak at the concerns that many people noted on extremism. these are vetting efforts that identify any questionable behavior in the past. or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism. but as the general mentioned we , are not asking questions right now but w

that the national guard usually pays the bills. i would be interested to know if and how much you are spending -- how much of your spending is on nontraditional-related guard issues. what i mean by that is environmental expenses, on alternative fuels, on climate change, that kind of stuff. it would be great to have an accounting on how much you are spending on that kind of thing just to know, because there are so many different buckets of that, and how much you are for seeing to spend in the next year. that is point number one. point number two, on the issue of extremism, which i think is a crucial issue, i would argue that obviously, communism or marxism, whether the north korean model, the chinese model, the former soviet model, the cuban model, the venezuelan model, is obviously an extremist ideology -- i don't think anyone would disagree. the question, i think another congressman as to how the military is defining extremism. is a group that claims -- their leadership claims to be trained by marxists, would that be considered an

the national guard is no different. guard personnel have fought in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, aided countless civilians in natural disaster and see providing essential healthcare and support to fight the current covid-19 pandemic. and they suffer from a convoluted and understaffed system of sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention programs. complex and cumbersome reporting processes and a lack of justice. the numbers are staggering yet the data is lacking. according to the dod 2019 annual report on sexual assault in the military, the number of reported sexual assaults in the guard jumped nationwide from 173 in 2009 to 607 in 2019. more than a 300% increase. beyond that, little data exists. i've been advocating for progress more than ten years. those numbers don't tell even a fraction of the story. individual stories of guard personnel caught in a web of confusing bureaucracy are harrowing, stories like the west virginia national guard officer, then lieutenant general teresa james raped in her hotel room by

in the last three years alone, the national guard has rescued or saved 18,826 individuals. midst of all those events, our formations still met everyone of our overseas deployments. this included the nation's final days in afghanistan, where national guardsmen helped defend the kabul airport, evacuate refugees, and then assist with operation allies refuge. one of our other missions is the joint multinational training group, ukraine. in concert with california's 30-year state partnership with ukraine, our guardsmen helped establish a training center in ukraine after russia's first invasion in 2014. focused on combat arms and lessons learned, our national guard trainers were some of the last to leave ukraine before russia's unprovoked invasion. a few months after the war began, we reestablished our training group and have been training our partners every single day since then. today, every combatant commander leverages our state partnership program, which as recently mentioned, now includes 100 nations around the globe. "always ready, always there," is not just our motto, it's

for your army national guard is today mobilized with more than 11,000 soldiers, both abroad and here, at home. our soldiers are our nations and our army's greatest assets, and should be treated that way. the subcommittee's interest in recruiting and retention incentives programs is understandable. in 2008, the california national guard discovered inaccuracies in the number of incentive contracts awarded, and launched an investigation in 2010. the investigation revealed that the california guard's incentive program had been grossly mismanaged, and there were instances of fraud which were discovered. as a result, california took measures to ensure these individuals engaged in the perpetration of fraud were punished. in 2011, the california incentive task force identified more than 17,000 california army national guard cases that were potentially linked to the unethical management of the incentives program between 2004 and 2011. in 2011, the california national guard was with assistance from the national guard bureau, established a soldier incentive assistance center to assist any califo

national guard in american society. this is about 40 minutes. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the advancing of the colors, and remain standing for the playing of the united states national anthem. ♪ >> garda, holt1-- guard, halt! present. detachment, present. [music: u.s. national anthem] >> please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen, taking their positions on the field for the relinquishing of responsibility is the chief of the national guard bureau and member of the joint chiefs of staff, and director of the national guard bureau. senior advisors to the chief of the national guard bureau will pass the colors for the last time. general wilkinson will pass the colors, concluding his response ability as the chief of the office of the national guard bureau. he will pass the national guard colors back to the senior enlisted advisor white had -- whitehead, who will return the national guard colors to the color bearer. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the posting of the colors. >> post colors. ♪

as a part-time force, the national guard is a proven affordable defense option for america. during a time of constrained budgets, we should continue to be used as an operational force to ensure the nation is getting the most effective capability at the lowest cost. as an operational force, the national guard is suited to meet the new strategic guidance, to meet city and state demands and act as a strategic head for unforeseen world events. at any time, the national guard can and will augment the active duty, but the army and air force, to surge and regenerate forces. the nation also count on the national guard to protect the homeland. your home state,, well, territories, and the district of columbia. the national guard is the best and primary military force to respond to complex catastrophes and contribute to our security by protecting our airspace and borders. while representing only a small portion of the guards response capability, last year federal and state authorities called on one of our 57 civil support teams to use their unique weapons of mass destruction assessment

the guard's commission to our nation is always ready, always there. nstrate their obligation, protecting and serving the american people. the guard has played a pivotal role in every conflict since the revolutionary war and have performed a vital function in rapid responses to national disaster, civil unrest, and public health crises. the guards founded one of the most successful initiatives -- the state partnership program. for over 30 years, the state partnership program is fostered long-term relationships that enhance global security and cooperation. through 96 partners -- partnerships with 106 countries in the world. today we honor the represent diffs from some of our state partnerships who are in -- in attendance, demonstrating many contributions to our national guard. general hokanson's tenure as chief of the national guard bureau has been marked by exceptional leadership and transformative accomplishments. his efforts led to the passage of more than 50 legislative initiatives focusing on his principal priorities -- people, readiness, modernizati

the national guard presence we have here now, as a result of the riot, but the national guard that'sp the fencing and all that. steven sund: okay. that began to be developed the evening of the sixth. when we made the request, we got the national guard in, we started looking to the future, what was going to be next. we started talking about bringing in the first section of global fencing, which basically went right around capitol square, which is constitution, independence, first to first. we got that, that in place. steven sund: then we started looking at what necessary national guard resources working with the national guard representative, so that was developed with capitol police working with, i believe, sergeant at arms at the time, in the evening, going into the seventh, that we developed that. sen. scott: okay, were you the only one involved or were the sergeant at arms involved? steven sund: i believe so. iâd have to go back and pull that information. we were working on a number of different aspects of it at the time, but i had my general counsel as well as our operations peop

the unique role in the national guard has been more visible than ever in the past few months. in march members of the guard were called to help with the coronavirus pandemic and while on the frontlines of the pandemic they have risked their own health and the infection rate have been high and we thank those in their families for their sacrifice and dedication. while covid-19 is a very real threat we are battling many guard members have also called in recent weeks to insist governors and law enforcement during a recent nationwide protests. for this mission the guard has had to strike their fine balance between forming their duties while ensuring that they do not engage in any unlawful acts or even the perception of unlawful acts against the citizens of our nation. recent weeks show just how difficult the position of the chief national guard bureau is and will remain perhaps throughout your tenure in this position. general hokanson, i look forward to hearing your approach on how you will approach this job in these trying times. general perna, you've been nominated to serve as the

national guard in the capitol. it has been reported that there were other folks who made that contention to the capitol police, but i am not aware of the secretary of the army doing that. in fact, nobody in the chain of command disapproved the request on the sixth of january from the capitol police. nobody disapproved it. sen. cruz: so the various authorizing memoranda from january 4 and 5 suggested that the national guard was significantly restricted on the 6th, while ryan mccarthy, the former secretary of the army, approved the national guard in some ways, he expressly withheld security to deploy the quick reaction force, and he lacked authority to authorize the issue of weapons and riot gear, among other things. could you please explain what you understand to be the restrictions placed on the garden? -- placed on the guard? >> senator, again, there is a strict chain of command for the national guard, it runs from the secretary of defense to the d.c. guard commanding general walker. anytime it is going to be depl

that includes coast guard assets and national guard assets. combination of weather up to this point. because of how long the storm stayed over that southeast area. then the flooding. first responders but guard to get in. the state and mayor of houston as they start to look at and recovery,nse we are confident that more be requested. a as far as i'm aware to date, been given everything they've become asked for. guard fromr national federal forces. >> you're saying that even if he for federal forces, they zone to get into the help because -- the capability yes. that could be one of the hampering factors. it's not the sole thing. sometimes for the state to the state managers to understand the magnitude what they're dealing with they don't know what to ask for yet. of militaryat a lot assets especially heavy weight we need thatts, sometimes 48 to 72 hours lead get itst to move it and there. rotary wings is different. of sure that the governor texas has done everything he can do to ensure that pain and suffering -- i can't speak on behalf the state.

i have questions about the national guard. e secretary mentioned we are trying to prioritize the vaccine for those service members who are on the front lines or performing functions in which they might have exposure. are the members of the guard being appropriately prioritized who are serving their communities in the covid response, such as serving and food banks, serving in vaccine supply, assisting communities in ways in which they are part of the covid response? are they being a properly prioritized -- appropriately prioritized? >> i do have to state i am in ohio guardsmen. first of all yes, we are in , lockstep. we have been fully integrated in the dod priority schema for vaccination. we receive our allotment of vaccines and follow down the list. in that top list of the one a are guardsmen serving in covert -- in covid operations, so they have the ability to get the vaccine. we have been pushing it out weakly to the states so they can get vaccinated. >> i have one more follow-up. this question is based on information i have

national guard. this was the chief of the national guard bureau, which is kind of the umbrella. he was not called in until later in the day when they started talking about going outside of d.c., so he was brought in a little bit later and did not have a lot more information as to the back and forth between the chief and the sergeant at arms, all those other conversations. so we have gotten some work to do to tease that out. we are in the process of getting that information, but those will be key conversations. the lag in the original request , as the chief stated, and the department of army stated, and then the timeframe, the lag between when the dc national guard was able to get there and the original 340 that were activated, later the whole 1100. the lag time was completely inadequate. that is what we are trying to learn from this. how do we cut through that. a lot more national guardsmen on the ground to act quickly, to support, if needed. they will be around for that. we will make sure. reporter: to follow up, there seems to be confusion as to the guidance of the use of leth

national guard. he is charged with ensuring units are manned, equipped and ready for war and any national emergency justin: birth -- emergency. for 30 years, he served in the dea. welcome. chairman klobuchar, those are our witnesses for today. >> the witnesses should now stand and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony you will give before the committee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you, you can be seated and i will turn it back over to chairman peters. chairman peters: we will now begin with questioning. >> statements. chairman peters: right, i am sorry. >> chairman peters, chairwoman klobuchar, ranking members portman and blunt, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. thank you for the support in securing the u.s. on january 6 .21. one of dod -- january 6, 2021. dod frequently purrs -- provides the support at events like the presidential and gratian and state of the union addresses. due to the unique nature of the di

and the national guard will be unarmed while they are guarding the computers. the border patrol well covepls the national guard at the border, they appreciate the help, but the border patrol agents made it real clear, they need armed national guard to help them stop the criminal cartels at the border. further the border patrol will need to guard the national guard. how does that make sense? mr. speaker, we have 15 million unemployed americans already. we could hire some of those 15 million unemployed to do the technical work behind the lines and the national guard should be armed and on the frontlines of the border doing what they are trained to do, protect the country. we need the national guard with boots on the ground on the border, not rebooting computers somewhere behind the border. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the

months, the national guard has been on the frontlines lines of the covid-19 pandemic spots in every state, territory, and the district of columbia. guard members are helping their communities fight this invisible enemy. they are supporting key functions in their communities, at testing sites, long-term care facilities, hospitals and food banks. we have delivered personal protective equipment, face masks, turning convention centers into alternate care facilities, and so much more. time, our national guard responded to civil unrest in several states and the district of columbia as part of a national call for justice in racial equality. our soldiers and airmen were there to protect our first amendment rights and preserve public safety in the communities where we live. our citizen soldiers and airmen responded to these and other events in the homeland while simultaneously meeting all overseas deployment requirements in support of combatant commands and the national defense strategy. a newesult, we reached peak earlier this month of over 120,000 citizen soldiers and airmen globalize worldwide.

where's the national guard? where's the national guard. over the next 24-48 hours, work with us to get the situation under control. and i want to talk to those mayors up 24/7. it's not about calling out someone. it's about an issue that is figuring out how we get there. this has been building for decades. this flashpoint came to us. and it happened in the middle of n unprecedented global pandemic. how are we going to be seen by the world in the coming days and seen after that. how are we going to respond to one another and then what are we going to do about it. and again, if i were everybody in these communities listening, i would say i'm going to believe it when i see it. the first task is get civil control back, get justice moving quickly and fairly and start talking about together how do we rebuild and rebuild trust in the police and rebuild the stores and rebuild a society, how do we send that to the world that sees us for so many positive things that we need to recognize this is what they are seeing. we need to take a hard look and fi

that was the initial deployment of national guard forces along the southwest border. we have roughly 6000 national guardsmen deployed over a two- year period along the southwest border. steve was chief of the national guards bureau. we spent a lot of time together, steve and i, discussing the rules of the use of force and everything and what status the national guard would have during that order of deployment. my recollection is became to the -- is we came to the conclusion the guard would be entitled 32 status. that's the middle ground where gubernatorial command and control would be exercised over those forces but dod funding would pay for those forces. the type of funding used to pay for in general answer to your question, the type of funding used to pay for the national guard forces, traditionally along the southwest border, would be adversely impacted by sequestration. >> a think that is an accurate answer. just to give you a little bit more, the unintended consequence would be -- dod would be faced with less money than it would normally have to do that mission. i

that was the initial deployment of national guard forces along the southwest border. we have roughly 6000 national guardsmen deployed over a two- border. we spent a lot of time together, steve and i, discussing the rules of the use of force and everything and what status the national guard would have during that order of deployment. my recollection is became to the conclusion the guard would be entitled 32 status. that's the middle ground where gubernatorial command and control would be exercised over those forces but dod funding would pay for those forces. it hasin general answer to your question, the type of funding used to pay for the national guard forces, traditionally along the southwest border, would be adversely impacted by sequestration. >> a think that is an accurate answer. just to give you a little bit more, the unintended consequence would be -- dod would be faced with less money than it would normally have to do that but mission. eightit was painful to dod to do it when we were better- resourced. but it createit created frankly great thank you to -- great

national guard members ordered to active duty lose their status as members of the national guard and become members of the reserves of the army, or the reserves of the air force. for example, this is the status of guard members who have been called to serve in iraq and afghanistan. the department of defense both commands and funds the guard when is in federal service. thus, at different times, the national guard may act as either a state or federal entity. indeed, many of the functions the carper forms are under neither the command or the control of the department of defense. rather, for much of what the guard does, state governors are in command. and when the national guard does act in federal service, it does so as part of the reserves of the army or the air force. the chief of the national guard bureau does not command the national guard, acting in any of these three statices. rather, by federal statute, the chief of the national guard bureau acts as a principal adviser to the secretary of defense on all matters involving federalized national guard forces, and he also has the statu

it is a somber day as the national guard gets called forward again for additional support. i've spoken with the governor many times, this is a mission that we as the national guard boast -- is most distasteful is where we have to come in and support law enforcement insuring the security of our communities and our state. but that is our -- that is our call. when the states ask for us, we come forward. and yesterday, we had 375 -- between yesterday and today we had 375 guardsmen of the 33rd battalion report to chicago to support both illinois state police and chicago city police department by the request of the mayor and the governor to provide that cordon around the city to the downtown area again supporting those peaceful protestors and insuring control of the downtown area. as i stated yesterday, each time the national guard is called forward, these guardsmen step out of their civilian lives. they get a call as they did yesterday at 5:00 in the morning telling them to report. they pack a bag. they tell their families goodbye. and they put their uniform on. and they lace th

to celebrate the achievements of the national guard across the nation. i am proud to be co-leading the bipartisan guard and reserve caucus with you this year. today, i'm here to recognize the hawaii national guard and highlight its growing role in our nation's competitiveness and strategic level defense priorities. in my now 21-year career i've seen our national guard kc-31 squadrons to an almost full-time guard. the 154th wing and their flying squadron serve alongside active duty counterparts flying c-22's and f-22's. every day flying with guard pilots side by side deploying overseas. an important aspect of my job is to listen and hear from our men and women in the national guard. and many of my policy proposals are the result of hearing directly from our guards men. for example, members of the guard contacted my office last year to raise their concerns about the number of days a reservist can serve on active duty. as a result, my colleagues and i authored the 1095 rule amendment act, legislation that increases the maximum number of days that reservists

we talk about the deployment our lack of deployment of the national guard. and one of the questions is the fact the district did not have the ability to bring the guard to the table because frankly they were not treated in a fair fashion. this may be outside your lane but with that ability to bring the guard to me is a reflection. but on a going forward basis sent the mayor of the district of columbia do that in terms of a checklist. >> and anybody else is a question as well. >> and for the capital police it is included and against the district we have seen it's they did not's we see the same level of support that other states did that we saw that play out on january 6th from the previous administration i have concerns that the deployment of the guard. i hope that we in the congress see that move forward but even short of that that the mayor has appropriate powers going forward with the fbi in coming out of the outfits if they could ever fully relate to all of you individuals. but katie talk more generally about the fbi sharing of intelligence? i had a number

when you have the full mobilization, how many national guard troops are you willing to invest? how many have you asked for? this might be a distinction between when you are in the guard and ready to deploy. >> we have approximately 13,200 minnesota guardsman. all are not qualified to be deployed because they have not completed basic training or military operational skill training, but when the governor tasked me this morning with full mobilization, the expectation is that every soldier and airmen, regardless of military job, is available for this operation. at this time, i don't have a number to give you. top end, as i mentioned, 13,200. the bottom end is where we are right now, 2400. it will be between those numbers as we work through this. thank you. reporter: [indiscernible] gov. walz: yes, that was going back to an early question. the question of the president offering that. they put their 82nd airborne on readiness. i spoke to the president himself two days ago. i have spoken twice with secretary esper and joint chiefs of staff millie along with the guidance of general jens