A SOMBER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

On 2026-01-06, Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) delivered a floor speech titled "A SOMBER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE" in the House.

A SOMBER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)] [House] [Page H6] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] A SOMBER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE (Ms. BALINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. BALINT. Mr. Speaker, it is a somber day of remembrance in our Nation's Capital. It was on this day 5 years ago when this Chamber, the people's House of the United States of America, was viciously attacked by a violent mob. No tweet, no post, no spin, no disgusting lie-filled website is going to change the facts of the history of what happened on that day. I rise today to honor the men and women who with great courage and sacrifice defended this Capitol Building. Our Capitol Police are still being treated with disrespect and now denigration from the President who today has accused them of somehow being responsible for their own beatings. They have already given so much. Mr. Speaker, the leader of this Chamber is bound by law to hang the plaque in remembrance of what these brave men and women did on January 6, and there is no excuse, no excuse, for his moral failure. ____________________