Patty Murray: “my husband and I sheltered in place right here in this building and prayed that our lock would hold. Five years ago, we…”

“my husband and I sheltered in place right here in this building and prayed that our lock would hold. Five years ago, we had to hunker down in the Capitol as alarms blared, glass shattered, and rioters stormed the Halls of this building chanting ``hang Mike Pence.'' We heard them just outside the room I was in, feet away from this Chamber. They were looking for any lawmaker they could find, screaming ``kill the infidels.'' We felt them bashing against our door trying to get in. We held our breath and waited for what seemed like forever. And this time every year, it feels like I am still holding my breath because I know it wasn't just my husband and I that were in danger that day and it wasn't just the windows that were shattered. It was our democracy that was under attack--our democracy--and the very idea that we use our voices and our votes in this country, not violence. And the same forces that ignited the insurrection 5 years ago are still here. The same lies are still being spread about the 2020 election--you just heard some of them--by the same bad actors; the same President who told the crowd just hours before that violent insurrection that he would march to the Capitol with them is now accusing Democrats of treason and sharing calls to execute them.”