Volume 167, No. 90, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 – 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“NATIONAL GUARD” mentioning Mitch McConnell was published in the Senate section on page S3317 on May 24.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators’ salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NATIONAL GUARD
Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, this week, the National Guard is departing what has been a months-long presence here at the Capitol. Aspects of the Guards’ presence here were not fleshed out as clearly or coherently as either Congress or the servicemembers deserved, and Members of Congress will continue to discuss and debate whether it is appropriate for uniformed military personnel to play an ongoing role in policing the U.S. Capitol going forward.
But where Senators are absolutely, 100 percent united is in our great admiration and appreciation of the individual men and women who volunteered to serve in the National Guard, who have put on the uniform, and whose orders brought them here to the Capitol Complex.
It was my particular honor to get to meet and talk with several groups of the remarkable men and women of the Kentucky National Guard during this period.
Thank you, all, from all 50 States, for your patriotism and for your service.
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