Mr. President, I want to recognize the heroic efforts of our staff, many of whom are here with us today; of our law enforcement who, in the face of overwhelming numbers and an unprecedented violent assault, valiantly placed their lives on…

Mr. President, we will be joined shortly by your colleague from the great State of Virginia, and I wanted to address some of the incredible work done by the Maryland and the Virginia National Guard, which was so important that day. We have…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Oregon. We have had a day of tributes to those who work in the Capitol, those who protected us. We have had a day of reflection, and we have had a day of hope as we look to the future for our…

I have been hearing the evidence, and the most guilty person that I can see right now is Donald Trump.

This was not just about, you know, bread and butter doing your job, this was actually about saving our Republic.

I think that on January 6th last year, they did not have the support that they needed, whether it is the equipment, whether it was a plan, whether it was a direction on that day, and yet they still valiantly did their job.

As I noted, Senator Blunt's and my legislation, which importantly was co-sponsored by many Members of this Committee, gave you, and in general the Capitol Police Chief, authority to request assistance from the National Guard in an…

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.

Many people in this very room, Committee Members have experienced them, over 9,000 threats in 2021 alone.

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…

democracy prevailed.

Out of that came a bipartisan report that Senator Blunt and Senator Peters and Portman and I authored with findings and 20 recommendations for agencies across the Federal Government to be implemented without delay.

At some point, they've got to make a decision.

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

It is our job to honor their service by doing our part to ensure that they are never faced with the circumstances they were faced with that day.

It is crucial as ever, in addition to that, that we pass legislation to protect the freedom to vote in the Senate.

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.

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.