Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise in support of the resolution offered by my colleague from the State of Washington, and I thank her for that. This is personal. For many of us, it is personal. We were here on the Senate floor on January 6, 2021. Vice President Pence was presiding. I was sitting at this very desk. A few minutes after 2 o'clock, the Secret Service came in and literally removed him from his chair. We knew there were demonstrations outside, but we didn't know how serious or how violent they had become. A few minutes after that, a Capitol policeman stood in front of this Chamber and said to all of us: Stay in this room. Just take your seats. This is going to be a safe room. There will be many people coming in here, and we will keep them safe. We didn't know what was happening outside, but we knew something serious was going on. We waited another 10 minutes, and the same Capitol policeman said: A change of orders--leave immediately and exit through that door. We all filed out through that door and headed for one of the buildings on Capitol Hill where there was a safe space for Members of the Senate to meet. I wasn't sure what was going on in the House of Representatives. I still don't know all the details. But the reality was the mob--the insurrectionist mob--was taking over the Capitol. Thousands of people were storming into this building--not for a peaceful demonstration by any means but, sadly, for violence and destruction.…”