[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H5]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STANDING FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, do we rubberstamp fraudulent election results 
or stand for election integrity? That was the question before Congress 
5 years ago today.
  It was a sunny day in Washington. A largely peaceful protest was 
growing outside and, unfortunately, made its way into the Capitol. As a 
result, a joint session of Congress, originally set to be conducted in 
the afternoon, wasn't finished until midnight or after.
  Yet, the events of that day didn't change the serious concerns raised 
about the ways six States conducted their elections. Members of 
Congress still had a constitutional duty to defend our Nation's 
election laws.
  I was proud to object to the results in six States and vote not to 
certify the results of the two States that came to a vote in this room 
on that day. I was proud to stand for our election laws and to stand 
with President Trump.
  The American people remember that election well, and they remember 
those Members of Congress who turned their backs on election integrity 
and principle.

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