Tomorrow marks one year since a violent mob staged an insurrection in an attempt to disrupt the peaceful transition of power.

We owe it to the Capitol Police officers who defend the Capitol every day to make sure that they have the resources and support they need to do their jobs.

I believe that no matter if you are a Democrat or a Republican watching your show right now, that there is something larger than our differences. And that is our democracy itself.

We want to ensure the Capitol Police have the resources necessary to protect both the Congress and the agency's most valuable asset, the officers themselves.

I appreciate today's opportunity to hear from Chief Manger on the security enhancements the Department has made over the past year.

Thank you very much. I just have one or two more questions here, and then we will let you go back to your work, Chief.

This legislation, the Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021, provides the Capitol Police Chief with unilateral authority to request emergency assistance from the National Guard and other Federal law enforcement agencies in…

You do that, by figuring out exactly what happened, holding people accountable, no matter who they are, and yes, passing on the torch, to the next generation, of this democracy, by making sure there's strong rules, in place, to protect the…

We are proud of our democracy. The world is watching us.

And if January 6 stood for anything, it was that in the end, despite the horror of the day, democracy prevailed.

The filibuster is back.

That's what's going on. That's what Liz Cheney is doing, by the way, by being willing, to put her entire political career, at risk, by supporting, going forward, with the investigation, over in the House.

It is an assault on our democracy. And it is part of a plan. And it is our job, as senators, to put aside everything else, right now, in my mind, and protect our democracy.

Harry was very encouraging. In fact, Chuck Schumer was less so. And Harry was really the one who got behind me and I won that first one, I clobbered Norm Coleman by 312 votes, as you may recall.

If they come up with a deal, that will happen.

One thing that people of West Virginia really want is lower-priced insulin. And that is in this bill, finally.

I mean, we all know that Senator Manchin couldn`t be trusted. You know the excuses that he just made I think are complete bullshit. It is really disheartening to hear him say that he has been trying to get there for the people of West…

Let`s be clear Manchin`s excuse is bull pucky.