- Title: U.S. Senate and House observe Capitol insurrection with moments of silence
- Date: 6th January 2022
- Summary: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 6, 2022) (SENATE TV) GENERAL VIEW OF SENATE FLOOR (SOUNDBITE) (English) SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, CHUCK SCHUMER, SAYING: "A moment of silence for all of those who have helped us then and help us now. The staffs and everybody else." VARIOUS OF U.S. SENATE IN MOMENT OF SILENCE LED BY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CORY BOOKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) SE
- Embargoed: 20th January 2022 17:47
- Keywords: Amy Klobuchar Capitol Chuck Schumer Congress Donald Trump House Nancy Pelosi Senate insurrection
- Location: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics,United States
- Reuters ID: LVA001FT3LMIV
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- Story Text: United States Senators and Representatives observed the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection on Thursday (January 6) with moments of silence in their respective chambers.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described the day as a "deadly effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power." In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi remembered the members of the U.S. Capitol police and Washington DC Metropolitan Police who fought the rioters.
"That day and the days after, they were the defenders of our democracy and their courage and their patriotism remain an inspiration," she said.
Four people died in the hours-long chaos after Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell." One police officer died on that day after battling rioters and four later died by suicide. Around 140 police officers were injured. U.S. prosecutors have brought criminal charges against at least 725 people linked to the riot.
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