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Pence: "Today was a dark day in the history of the US Capitol ... we condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms ... to those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins ... let's get back to work."
McConnell: "The US Senate will not be intimidated. We will not be kept out of this chamber but thugs, mobs, or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation ... The US & Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today ... they failed."
Chuck Schumer compares today to Pearl Harbor
Chuck Schumer says Trump is "undoubtedly" the worst president in American history
"Make no mistake, my friends, today's events did not happen spontaneously. The president who promoted conspiracy theories that motivated these thugs ... this president bears a great deal of the blame. This mob was a good part Trump's doing." -- Schumer
"Jan 6 will go down as one of the darkest days in recent American history. A final warning to our nation about the consequences of a demagogic president." -- Schumer
Sen. Lankford says "obviously the commission that we have asked for is not going to happen at this point" and that "we are headed toward the certification of Joe Biden to be POTUS."
Mike Lee euphemistically describes Trump's mob as "those who have raised concerns"
. @SenatorBennet notes the circular logic that has been at the core of Republican efforts to sow doubt about elections
Loeffler, like Lankford, admits her concerns about election integrity were a fraud
Cory Booker concludes his emotional speech by invoking Civil Rights leaders
Durbin on Trump: "He wanted this mob to disrupt the constitutional process which we are part of. This mob was inspired by a president who cannot accept defeat. If you wonder if I'm going too far, just read the [call] transcript with the Secretary of state from Georgia."
Durbin: "The vote we're going to have here is a clear choice of whether we're going to feed the beast of ignorance or we are going to tell the truth to the American people. We saw that beast today roaming the halls. Let's not invite it back."
Duckworth: "I have spent my entire adult life defending our democracy, but I never, never thought it would be necessary to defend it from an attempted violent overthrow in our nation's own Capitol building."
An emotional Duckworth implores her Republican colleagues to "reflect on the oaths that you have sworn" and whether damaging them is worth appeasing Trump's "porcelain ego."
Hawley disingenuously frames Trump's mob as part of a trend of "violence against law enforcement"
Romney: "We gather due to a selfish man's injured pride ... what happened here today was an insurrection incited by the President of the US."
Romney: "The best way we can show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth ... President Trump lost."
"If you're looking for historical guidance, this is not the one to pick" -- Lindsey Graham on Ted Cruz's "electoral commission" proposal
"Trump and I, we're had a hell of a journey ... enough is enough ... we've gotta end it" -- Lindsey Graham
"He won. He is a legitimate president of the United States ... Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected." -- Lindsey Graham
"This is a fake debate ... because it lends credibility to the bogus idea that the Congress can actually toss out the results of the election" -- @RonWyden
"President Trump has abandoned his post. He does not deserve to be president any longer. And he poses a real and present threat to the future of our democracy" -- @ChrisCoons
Elizabeth Warren calls Trump a "lying coward" and says Republicans like Hawley and Cruz are "supporting a coup"
