Meijer Joins Bipartisan Calls for National Guard to Address Food Quality Concerns in DC Image

Statement

Yesterday, Rep. Meijer (MI-03) joined 38 of his colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Acting Secretary Whitley and General Hokanson calling for the National Guard serving at the Capitol to be paid a per diem moving forward due to unsafe food.

"I'm proud to join Rep. Huizenga, along with dozens of bipartisan colleagues, in this letter. National Guard leadership has failed to address concerns we have repeatedly raised in the past weeks about inadequate and unsafe food for the troops guarding the Capitol," said Rep. Meijer. "I look forward to LTG Honoré's brief on Monday regarding plans for Capitol security, but regardless of course, we should allow per diem so the soldiers and airmen currently deployed can purchase meals on the economy to avoid food poisoning or conform to dietary restrictions."

"The quality of food being provided to the men and women serving in the capital is clearly unacceptable, unhealthy, and even harmful," the members wrote. "There is no reason they cannot be fed safely and adequately while serving in our nation's capital."

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