"I would have hoped that President Biden would have more respect for a Memorial Day tradition, which raises awareness to the 82,000 service members who are still missing in actions and that 22 veterans die by suicide each day," Mast said. "That is why today, I along with 33 of my House colleagues are urging President Biden to reverse his administration's decision and grant Rolling to Remember their permit request to use the Pentagon's parking lot."
Pentagon Special Events verified AMVETS' permit for the Rolling to Remember motorcycle rally on March 11 though later reversed its decision. The following month, Mast addressed a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin promoting him to "promptly approve" the permit.
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Republican lawmakers, including Reps. Darrell Issa of California, Lee Zeldin of New York, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Chip Roy of Texas and Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania, signed Mast's letter.
"Moreover, nine state, local and federal agencies have already approved AMVETS' permit for this year ... Your Administration is the only remaining barrer to ensuring this Memorial Day tradition goes as planned," Mast and the Republicans wrote in the letter. "Therefore, we urge you to overturn the decision by the Department of Defense and grant a permit to AMVETS for use of the Pentagon parking lot. Thank you for your urgent attention to this matter that is deeply personal to myself and many veterans across this country."
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The Pentagon has pointed at coronavirus dangers for its ruling.
"If COVID-19 conditions permit, the department would gladly consider supporting a future event request from AMVETS, potentially as soon as this Labor Day weekend. The department looks forward to supporting future events with AMVETS," the Pentagon's statement said.
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Earlier in May, Mast further wrote to Biden urging him to repeal the Pentagon's decision because "guidance from your own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges that the risks of outdoor transmission are very low."
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"If you look at the facts that BLM can get a riot permit in Washington, D.C., with COVID going on at the exact same time, how do you not allow veterans into the parking lot, the 70-acre parking lot of the Pentagon in this 20-year plus tradition? Total politics in my opinion," Mast told Fox News' "The Faulkner Focus" last week.
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AMVETS' national executive director, Joe Chenelly, told "The Faulkner Focus" that the event will still happen.
"We will have a demonstration on May 30 in Washington, D.C. We're not going to be able to stage where this demonstration has been staged for decades, but we will have a central staging area in the District," Chennelly said.
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