"They were provoked by the president and other powerful people."
"The mob was fed lies."
"President Trump is responsible for provoking the events of the day."
"Efforts to connect the January 6 insurrection to attacks on democracy through voter suppression distasteful."
"No party that would trash the Senate`s legislative traditions can be trusted to seize control over election laws all across America. Nobody who is this desperate to take over our democracy on a one-pa..."
"They were provoked by the President and other powerful people."
"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..."
"Even Mitch McConnell was like this is a little too far for me. Even John Cornyn, even Lindsey Graham thought things have gotten out of hand."
"The nature of Harry's and my jobs brought us into frequent and sometimes intense conflict over politics and policy, but I never doubted that Harry was always doing what he earnestly, deeply felt was r..."
"It was the right thing to do for the country. These rates do not need to be taken up. And we do not need to go on a reckless taxing and spending spree."
"I admire what Joe Manchin did. I don`t expect them to give up. I think they`ll keep coming back to him. I`ve suggested a good solution to his problem would be to come across the aisle and join us or h..."