you know, virginia is home to so many incredible sites with deep historical cultural ecological and environmental significance for our state in our nation. is our job to work together to be stewards of these areas and ensure the preservation for future generations so they can learn about our history and experience these wonderful areas firsthand. among the many important sites throughout our state is the great dismal swamp located in the hampton roads region of my district. i want to slow chris lilly who s on on this call with us. he s doing a great job with the swamping and keeping it going. i always chuckled to myself when i think about great dismal swamp because well, it is great. it s not nearly the million acres that it used to be about tenth of the size. um while allegedly as a swamp is does not look like a swamp. if as you think about it nor does it dismal they re doing a really great job of keeping it up keeping your vibrant and i couldn t be more proud of them. what
be stewards of these areas and ensure the preservation for future generations so they can learn about our history and experience these wonderful areas firsthand. among the many important sites throughout our state is the great dismal swamp located in the hampton roads region of my district. i want to slow chris lilly who s on on this call with us. he s doing a great job with the swamping and keeping it going. i always chuckled to myself when i think about great dismal swamp because well, it is great. it s not nearly the million acres that it used to be about tenth of the size. um while allegedly as a swamp is does not look like a swamp. if as you think about it nor does it dismal they re doing a really great job of keeping it up keeping your vibrant and i couldn t be more proud of them. what you may not know though, is that the great dismal swamp was once a home in a refuge to a generation of african-american and indigenous populations who create a vibrant self-sustaining com
learn about our history and experience these wonderful areas firsthand. among the many important sites throughout our state is the great dismal swamp located in the hampton roads region of my district. i want to slow chris lilly who s on on this call with us. he s doing a great job with the swamping and keeping it going. i always chuckled to myself when i think about great dismal swamp because well, it is great. it s not nearly the million acres that it used to be about tenth of the size. um while allegedly as a swamp is does not look like a swamp. if as you think about it nor does it dismal they re doing a really great job of keeping it up keeping your vibrant and i couldn t be more proud of them. what you may not know though, is that the great dismal swamp was once a home in a refuge to a generation of african-american and indigenous populations who create a vibrant self-sustaining community hidden away from the threat of enslavement. the swamp also served as an economic hu
great dismal swamp located in the hampton roads region of my district. i want to slow chris lilly who s on on this call with us. he s doing a great job with the swamping and keeping it going. i always chuckled to myself when i think about great dismal swamp because well, it is great. it s not nearly the million acres that it used to be about tenth of the size. um while allegedly as a swamp is does not look like a swamp. if as you think about it nor does it dismal they re doing a really great job of keeping it up keeping your vibrant and i couldn t be more proud of them. what you may not know though, is that the great dismal swamp was once a home in a refuge to a generation of african-american and indigenous populations who create a vibrant self-sustaining community hidden away from the threat of enslavement. the swamp also served as an economic hub of commerce between indigenous populations formerly indentured african-american communities and those who were escaping slavery.
tonight, the fallout after one of the darkest days in u.s. history. the mob storming the u.s. capitol, fueled by president trump s own words, telling them to be strong, to march to the capitol, that i ll march with you. instead, he watched from the white house and tonight, that s where he remains, amid new calls that he be removed from office. democratic leaders saying, this is urgent. tonight, the president-elect joe biden saying he will not weigh in on the 25th amendment, leaving it up to the vice president mike pence and the president s cabinet. and this evening, biden calling those who stormed the capitol domestic terrorists. republicans including lindsey graham calling them domestic terrorists, too, saying they re not patriots. some of president trump s closest allies now breaking from the president, including former attorney general bill barr, who said the president orchestrating this mob is inexcusable, a
betrayal of his office. with just 13 days left, some lawmakers calling