'This is an attack' New Mexico lawmakers call out violent DC protests
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Updated: 5:47 PM MST Jan 7, 2021
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Updated: 5:47 PM MST Jan 7, 2021
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GOOD EVENING STELLA. HEY, GOOD EVENING. IT’S NOT OFTEN, NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE AISLE AGREE ON SOMETHING WHETHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS SAY VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER. WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING TODAY WAS JUST SAYING WE HAD AN ELECTION. WE ARE CERTIFYING THE RESULTS AND THAT’S NOT WHAT WE’RE DOING TODAY THE EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED TODAY IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL LEAVING NEWLY-ELECTED LAWMAKERS. STUNNED REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE YVETTE HARRELL TOOK OFFICE THIS WEEK HAROLD TWEETING THE VIOLENCE AT THE US CAPITOL TODAY AS REPREHENSIBLE. I CONDEMN ANYONE WHO WOULD ENDANGER OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT LIKE THIS. ALSO SWORN IN THIS WEEK DEMOCRAT SENATOR BEN RAY LUJAN TWEETING THE SIEGE OF THE US CAPITOL BY RIOTERS ENDANGERED LIVES AND REPRESENTED A DIRECT ATTACK ON OUR NATION’S DEMOCRACY. WHAT TOOK PLACE TODAY IS NOT HOW WE RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES IN THIS COUNTRY I CAN HEAR THE SIRENS. I CAN HEAR YOU KNOW, THERE’S FLASH BOMBS. THERE’S THERE’S LOTS AND LOTS OF NOISE KAYLEE T. SPOKE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN TESSA LEISURE FERNANDEZ SHORTLY AFTER SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP STORMED THE CAPITAL BUILDING. WE’VE ALL BEEN ASKED TO PULL BACK FROM OUR WINDOWS. AND SO WE ALL SAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT THANKS TO POLICE LAWMAKERS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE DEB HOLLAND WERE PROTECTED. I AM SAFE. I’M HERE IN MY OFFICE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CAPITOL POLICE FOR THEIR BRAVERY DESPITE THE CHAOS AT THE CAPITOL LAWMAKERS LIKE SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAY THEY WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR AMERICA. WE’RE NOT GOING TO REST UNTIL WE RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY HERE. THERE WERE NO LAWMAKERS HURT IN TODAY’S VIOLENT PROTESTS AT THE CAPITOL REPORTING LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE. I’M STILL A SON KOAT.COM 7 NEWS A LAWMAKERS. ALSO WEIGHING IN RETIRED SENATOR TOM UDALL POSTED ON FACEBOOK SAYING TODAY’S TRAGIC AND HORRIFIC EVENTS W