January 6 Attack

Floor Speech

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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Clyburn for his leadership.

Mr. Speaker, as one of the Members of the House that was trapped up in that gallery for hours and hours against my will on January 6, 2021, I rise this evening to say that the rioters who created the chaos that day here at the Capitol were un-American. They were violent. They were unlawful.

I rise to pay tribute to the seven officers who died, the 150 that were injured, many of whom were hospitalized and some deal with PTSD until today.

On March 2022, a year following that, this Congress passed a law directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a permanent memorial to honor every one of those officers who had violence perpetrated against them. Mr. Speaker, 5 years after that tragic day, the plaque is here in the Capitol but the Speaker has not allowed it to be placed.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge Speaker Johnson to not allow his worship of one man to rewrite the history of that horrible day. Congress must show respect for those who defended democracy, liberty, and Article I of the Constitution of the United States right here in the House of Representatives, defending the vote that occurred in 50 States across this union. We owe them that memorial.

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