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On the recordJanuary 27, 2021
We're still seeing the scars of insurrectionists, and yet my Republican colleagues seem to have glossed over that. We just lost another Capitol Police officer who committed suicide just recently. Now we've lost three lives, in terms of the Capitol Police, and yet they're overlooking that just so they can go and stand with Trump. That's shameful.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth expresses concern over the ongoing impact of the Capitol insurrection and criticizes Republicans for ignoring the consequences.

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