Political Quotes

“I rise today, along with colleagues, to look back at a year ago, January 6, 2021--I wish this was actually a bipartisan coming together today--a horrible, tragic day in our Nation's history. But it is not enough to look back. We also need to look at what is happening today because the threats against our democracy didn't go away when those black metal fences came down. Some of these threats against the democracy have found fertile soil right in this very Chamber. January 6, 2021, will go down in history as one of the worst days our Nation has ever faced. It was disturbing. It was frightening. It was enraging. I know that I will never, ever forget it. Many people who were working here that day still carry scars. Some can be seen, and some can only be felt. The Capitol Police, the DC Police, the National Guard members, our other first responders, Capitol staff who were there that day are really heroes, and they deserve our thanks and our continued support. What we all witnessed that day was nothing less than a violent insurrection against the very seat of our democracy and our American form of government. It was sparked by a big lie, concocted by a political loser, and fueled by a network of his supporters. So let me take a moment to remind everyone that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election fair and square. In my home State of Michigan, in the middle of a pandemic, more people voted than ever before, 5\1/2\ million people.…”