[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, today the House convened the 
first public hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 
6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol and the very essence of American 
democracy.
  In shocking, raw, and real testimony, four brave police officers 
shared stories of their harrowing experiences that day.
  United States Capitol Police Sergeant Gonell, an 8-year veteran of 
the United States Army assigned to some of the most dangerous duties 
during Operation Iraqi Freedom, said he was more afraid to work at the 
Capitol on that day than he was in his entire time serving his country 
in Iraq.
  The video is hard to watch, and the testimony is emotional, but the 
committee's work promises truth and transparency. The events of January 
6 would have yielded more death and destruction were it not for the 
United States Capitol Police.
  We are grateful for them and to the committee for working to provide 
the answers and accountability needed to make sure this event never 
happens again.

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