Lawmakers reflect on Capitol attack
In a large House caucus room, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. -- a decorated Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran who helped barricade the House chamber on Jan. 6 and defend the lives of his colleagues -- led members in sharing their reflections on the insurrection.
Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., argued the importance of agreeing about the truth of that day and pulled out a piece of glass he said he picked up from a broken window in the Capitol in the aftermath of Jan. 6 that he carries in his pocket each day.
"Truth is clear as this shard of broken glass that I have carried with me the last 365 days… as a reminder -- a constant reminder -- in my pocket of the brutality of that day," he said. "Only truth and accountability will give us the opportunity to find a path toward reconciliation. Only truth will begin to thaw the bitterness that characterizes our current divisions."
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., who is running against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for Senate, called out lawmakers who have whitewashed the day and "forgotten their oath," she said, "overshadowed by their quest for power and their pathetic fear of election officials counting every vote."
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"Many people call themselves patriots. But true patriots don't lie. They don't steal. They don't cheat," she said, taking the chance to thank law enforcement officers as the former police chief in Orlando. "But out of the ashes, good things can rise."