"The Civil War happened. It’s part of our history. I revere those forefathers of mine, not because I approve of slavery, but they did what they thought was appropriate in their time."
"There`s no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day."
"If my colleague tries to break the Senate to silence those millions of Americans, we will make their voices heard in this chamber in ways that are more inconvenient for the majority and this White Hou..."
"I think Senator Rounds told the truth about what happened in the 2020 election, and I agree with him."
"I agree with him."
"The United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today. They tried to disrupt our democracy. They failed."
"January 6th was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government. They used terrorism to try to stop us."
"There`s no question done. President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people who stormed this building believe they were actin..."
"We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one."
"No party that would trash the Senate’s legislative traditions can be trusted to seize control over election laws all across America."
"Why would any legislator, any legislature in America want to overturn the counting of votes? The notion that some state legislature would be crazy enough to say to their own voters, we`re not going to..."