House Democrat to introduce legislation allowing governors to extend National Guard deployments

Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) will introduce legislation Friday that would allow governors to extend federal deployments of their National Guard units through the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency to help troops qualify for benefits.The National Guard COVID-19 Response Stability Act is a companion bill to legislation Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced in the Senate and would ensure that National Guard members are deployed…