VP Pence: "We condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms ... To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today: you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people's house."
Senate Majority Leader McConnell: "The U.S. 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. We are back at our posts, we will discharge our duty under the Constitution"
Senate Minority Leader Schumer: "This will be a stain on our country not so easily washed away. The final, terrible, indelible legacy of the 45th president of the United States. Undoubtedly our worst."
NEW: Sen. Loeffler: "When I arrived in Washington this morning, I fully intended to object to the certification of electoral votes. However, the events that have transpired today have forced me to reconsider. And I cannot now in good conscience object to the certification"
Sen. Booker: "This time, we brought this hell upon ourselves."
Speaker Pelosi: "We must, and we will, show to the country and indeed to the world, that we will not be diverted from our duty – that we will respect our responsibility to the Constitution and to the American people."
Sen. Romney: “No congressional audit is ever going to convince these voters especially when the president will continue to say the election was stolen. The best way we can show respect to the voters who are upset is by telling them the truth.”
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