“I’m sheltering in place in my office. The building next door has been evacuated. I can’t believe I have to write this.
I’m sheltering in place in my office. The building next door has been evacuated. I can’t believe I have to write this. Rep. Haley Stevens (@RepHaleyStevens) January 6, 2021
The vote certification was later paused after protesters made their way inside the Capitol building and roamed the halls in front of the Senate chamber.
The fiasco comes as Trump refuses to concede defeat to Biden. The president addressed the protesters earlier in the day.
After the Capitol was secured, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“If media reports are accurate, I believe Judge Garland would be a sound choice to be the next Attorney General. He is a man of great character, integrity, and tremendous competency in the law,” Graham tweeted after it was reported that President-elect Joe Biden
If media reports are accurate, I believe Judge Garland would be a sound choice to be the next Attorney General. He is a man of great character, integrity, and tremendous competency in the law.https://t.co/7aLuTdCqXA Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2021
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The statement is notable coming from Graham, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 116th Congress and came under criticism for speedily moving the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barret, who was nominated by President Trump
Bowser tweeted out a statement requesting that legislation establishing D.C. statehood be on Biden’s desk within the first 100 days of the 117th Congress.
“Washingtonians have waited over 200 years for the representation we deserve as American citizens,” the mayor said in her statement.
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“With our seats at the table, we can help build back better than ever before,” she wrote. “Just like the millions of Americans who voted nationwide and the thousands who organized and voted in Georgia, we are ready to build a more perfect union – one in which all voices are heard, one in which we work together to uplift families in cities, and suburbs, and small towns, and one in which the 712,000 residents of Washington, DC have full access to our nation’s democracy.”