[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           SENATE MUST SUPPORT COMMISSION ON JANUARY 6 SIEGE

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the bipartisan 
national commission to investigate the January 6 siege on the Capitol.
  I was in this Chamber that day. I took cover in the gallery as police 
barred the door and drew their guns. I escaped with my colleagues to 
watch from a secure location to watch the last vestiges of the attack 
play out. I was proud to return to this Chamber that night to complete 
our constitutional duty.
  The events that transpired on January 6 on these grounds were not 
just an attack on the building and the people who work here. It was an 
effort to undermine our democracy and steal an election.
  The immediate threat to the Capitol was repelled, but the threat to 
our democracy remains. Every American who believes our Constitution is 
the bedrock of our Nation should demand this commission, demand that we 
understand what conditions led up to and enabled the January 6 
insurrection, and ensure that nothing like it happens again.

  It is now up to the Senate to pass the bill for the good of our 
country. If not, the House must be prepared to proceed on its own.

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