These children were welcomed by my office because your Capitol is back open, particularly for school groups,” the California Republican wrote on Twitter. “Just learned kids were interrupted while singing our National Anthem at the Capitol. McCarthy on Friday tweeted his outrage over the incident and said he looked forward to having the singers return “to perform in the halls of Congress.” William Timmons, Joe Wilson and the office of the House speaker.
Rasbach told The Daily Signal on Friday that a female Capitol Police officer had directed a congressional staffer to immediately put an end to the children’s performance despite having obtained permission from South Carolina Republican Reps. Video footage of the event shows the conductor of the group, David Rasbach, cutting the young singers off before they could finish singing the patriotic tune. The incident involving the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir and Capitol Police occurred on May 26 in the Capitol Building’s National Statuary Hall, as members of the Greenville, South Carolina-based chorus sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The US Capitol Police on Friday said it silenced a children’s choir performing the national anthem inside the Capitol Building last week because of a “miscommunication,” which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy derided as “unacceptable.” Susan Sarandon arrested at NY State Capitol protesting for ‘fair’ wages Dianne Feinstein shielded from journalists at Capitol: reportīowman says he’ll ‘stay as far away’ from MTG ‘as possible’ after dust-up on Capitol steps Children’s choir stopped by Capitol Police while singing national anthem: ‘I was shocked’
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