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On the recordJanuary 6, 2026
it is a somber day of remembrance in our Nation's Capital. It was on this day 5 years ago when this Chamber, the people's House of the United States of America, was viciously attacked by a violent mob. No tweet, no post, no spin, no disgusting lie-filled website is going to change the facts of the history of what happened on that day. I rise today to honor the men and women who with great courage and sacrifice defended this Capitol Building. Our Capitol Police are still being treated with disrespect and now denigration from the President who today has accused them of somehow being responsible for their own beatings. They have already given so much. Mr. Speaker, the leader of this Chamber is bound by law to hang the plaque in remembrance of what these brave men and women did on January 6, and there is no excuse, no excuse, for his moral failure.
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Becca Balint
Democratic · Vermont

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Commemorating the January 6 Capitol attack and honoring the Capitol Police.

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