Biden signs legislation to reimburse Iowa National Guard for Inauguration Day deployment
The Iowa National Guard had to cancel a few events due to a $520 million deficit in their budget. Author: Lakyn McGee Updated: 7:01 PM CDT August 3, 2021
JOHNSTON, Iowa In response to events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the National Guard deployed over 26,000 troops to D.C. That s including 260 soldiers and airmen from Iowa.
This resulted in not having enough funding to execute and meet the minimum requirements by the Iowa National Guard.
To pay for the response, the National Guard used funding from the fiscal year 2021. However, this caused a $521 million deficit in the budget.
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