Article: SENS. SNOWE, LEAHY, BOND RE-LAUNCH NATIONAL GUARD EMPOWERMENT LEGISLATION BILL GIVES GUARD STRONGER VOICE AT PENTAGON

The office of Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, issued the following press release:

Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.) joined Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.) on Wednesday, January 31, to reintroduced bipartisan legislation to empower the National Guard within the Pentagon and to strengthen the Guard's ability to respond to emergencies both at home and abroad. Introduction of the bill comes the day before a hearing focusing on the bill, by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve.

The National Guard in recent years has endured depletions to its equipment stocks as it has struggled to fulfill its dual mission of responding to domestic emergencies, including the aftermath of ...

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