One of Kentucky's senators weighs in on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol ⬇️
.@RepAndyBarr, a Republican from the #KY06, said the insurrection at the Capitol “needs to stop NOW.” Image
A staff assistant for @HalRogersKY5, a Republican from the #KY05, told me the Congressman has safely evacuated to his office.
From @JamesComer, a GOP Congressman from the #KY01 district.

“The outrageous rioting and violence taking place at the Capitol Building is completely unacceptable and not who we are as a nation of law and order. Mob violence is wrong regardless of political affiliation.” Image

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7 Jan
.@senatemajldr speaking from the Senate floor for the second time today: "I want to say to the American people: The United States Senate will not be intimidated. We will not be kept out of this chamber by thugs, mobs or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation."
.@senatemajldr: "The United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today. We've never been deterred before, and we'll be not deterred today. They tried to disrupt our democracy; they failed. They failed."
.@senatemajldr: "Our nation was founded precisely so that the free choice of the American people is what shapes our self-government and determines the destiny of our nation."
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6 Jan
.@senatemajldr speaking now AGAINST the objection to certify the Electoral College's vote in favor of President-elect @JoeBiden.

"I've served 36 years in the Senate. This will be the most important vote I've ever cast."
.@senatemajldr: "Nothing before us proves illegality near the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election ... The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role. We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids."
.@senatemajldr: "The voters, the courts, the states -- they've all spoken. They've all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. This election was actually not unusually close. Just in recent history, 1976, 200- and 2004 were all closer."
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