In remarks on Jan. 6 Capitol assault, Pres. Biden invokes 'a former president, who had just rallied the mob to attack, sitting in a private dining room off the Oval Office in the White House, watching it all on television—and doing nothing for hours.'
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The vice president, who was at the Capitol on the morning of Jan. 6 last year, reflected on what she called"the dual nature of democracy: its fragility and its strength." She ended her remarks with a call to pass Democrats voting rights bills in the Senate as restrictive voting laws are enacted across the country.
“Are we going to be a nation that accepts political violence as a norm? Are we going to be a nation where we allow partisan election officials to overturn the legally expressed will of the people? Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies?” Biden will say according to speech excerpts released by the White House.
Upon Biden’s arrival to the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer greeted him. The pair flanked the president as they walked towards Statuary Hall.Email this article
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