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Bob Menendez: I rise today because I could not leave Washington this week without calling out House Republicans for their hypocrisy.…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2026
I rise today because I could not leave Washington this week without calling out House Republicans for their hypocrisy. They have been silent while DHS agents shoot Americans in broad daylight and then smear them as domestic terrorists. At the same time, they try to vanish the memory of January 6 from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building. They won't hold this administration accountable because it would make them feel as unsafe as many Americans feel right now. They all saw what happened when Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Trump's staunchest supporters, opposed the President and in doing so saw her and her family's safety threatened. This is the culture of fear this President has created and which House Republicans have been complicit in. The American people deserve better, and I will keep coming down here until House Republicans finally speak up for the American people and hold this administration accountable.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Addressing House Republicans' actions and accountability regarding domestic terrorism and the January 6 events.

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