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Mikie Sherrill: “This was probably for me the darkest day in our nation`s history. You know, as I was on the floor of the House, as I…”

On the recordMay 23, 2022
This was probably for me the darkest day in our nation`s history. You know, as I was on the floor of the House, as I tell people with a cell phone in one hand and a gas mask and the other, I simply could not believe that we were being attacked because a president of the United States did not want to concede in our democratic election.
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Mikie Sherrill
Democratic · New Jersey
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msnbc.com

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Sherrill reflects on the January 6 Capitol attack and its implications for democracy.

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