As Americans across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to racial injustice and police brutality, we have seen a shocking deployment of various security officers from multiple jurisdictions to our nation’s capital. Today, I wrote to the President seeking answers. 
Of particular concern are officers who are operating with full anonymity, refusing to provide identification and without identifying insignia, badges and nameplates – a practice which undermines accountability and ignites government distrust & suspicion.
Americans deserve to know:
Who is in charge?
What is the chain of command?
What is the mission?
What agencies are involved? What are their roles & responsibilities?
And by what authority is the National Guard from other states operating in the Capital?
Who is in charge?
What is the chain of command?
What is the mission?
What agencies are involved? What are their roles & responsibilities?
And by what authority is the National Guard from other states operating in the Capital?
Read my full letter to the President here: speaker.gov/newsroom/6420-0
