Senator Mitch McConnell took issue with the presence of the Sergeant at Arms blocking the exit. In conversations with Vice President Joe Biden, McConnell asked for the Sergeant of Arms to move away from the exit and to position himself in his traditional location behind the podium.
Other Senators were troubled by the Sergeant at Arms. Specifically, Senator Jon Kyl mentioned that he felt that the Sergeant at Arms was "threatening Senators." Kit Bond remarked that as she was leaving the floor with Senator Bingaman the Sergeant at Arms asked her "are you sure you want to do that."
Even former President George W. Bush got in on the topic stating, "We've been informed that there is a necessity for a sergeant at arms and that the safety of the Senate is in jeopardy."
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