U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, known for his famed ‘candy desk’ of sweets in the Senate, now is sharing his supply with those protecting the Capitol building.
Toomey’s staff put together more than 150 care packages filled with candy and hand-delivered them this past Friday to members of the National Guard. The troops were deployed to Washington, D.C. following the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
Toomey, R-PA, in 2015 began stocking the candy desk in the back row of the Republican side of the chamber for those in need of a sugary treat while debating key legislation proposals, said Steve Kelly, Toomey’s communications director. Pennsylvania’s numerous candy makers, including The Hershey Company, Bethlehem-based Just Born Confections, and West Reading-based R.M. Palmer Company, have sent down products to be featured over the years.
The senator wanted to express his gratitude to members of the National Guard, including members from Pennsylvania, with the care packages, Kelly told lehighvalleylive.com Sunday.
The storming of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 were riots against the United States Congress carried out by a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn his defeat in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. In the end, the riot led to the evacuation and lockdown of the Capitol, as well as five deaths.
A week after the rally, Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, becoming the first U.S. president ever to be impeached twice.
Things were quiet at the state Capitol through mid-afternoon Sunday, PennLive reports, as state capitals around the United States heightened security The FBI previously warned there are calls for armed protests at state capitals and in Washington, D.C. ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States.
Security reportedly remains extremely tight in Washington, D.C. with parking restrictions, several road closures and numerous barriers. Federal and local officials are discouraging people from traveling to the nation’s capital the inauguration or for any other nonessential business, according to The Washington Post.
The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at a briefing this past Thursday. Officials have said the number could grow as law enforcement agencies review the ongoing threats.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com.
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