I mentioned on here the other week that before the Capitol riot I was working on a story about what the loss of chairmanships would mean for KC. This is that story. First spoke to @RoyBlunt and @JerryMoran's staffs about it that morning. kansascity.com/news/politics-…
That morning feels like a different universe. Story was conceived after the GA runoff results, but the Capitol attack has given new emphasis on the importance of cross-aisle cooperation.
With that in mind, here's a @RoyBlunt story that didn't make into this story. But which I find pretty interesting. Blunt was one of the people pushing for Congress to resume voting that night after the riot.
Blunt told me he alerted the Architect of Capitol about the need to go back as the soon as the building was cleared: “Don’t worry about trash on the floor. Don’t worry about something that’s broken. If the microphone’s working and the camera’s working, that’s all that matters..."
Blunt said, "You need to send a message both to the country and to the world that something like this is not going to stop the United States." It's the same reason he said Biden wanted to make sure the inauguration continued outdoors despite security concerns.
It was “even more important after Jan. 6, that the country and the world see this president take the oath of office where for 40 years they've been used to seeing the president take the oath of office,” Blunt told me.
An addendum kansascity.com/news/politics-…
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