WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor to mark the five-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Then a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senator Blunt Rochester was present that day and trapped in the House Gallery during the attack.

Below are Senator Blunt Rochester's remarks, as delivered:

Mr. President, today is January 6, 2026. We are six days into what will surely be a defining year for our nation. We'll celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. We'll hold midterm elections. Americans will determine the control of Congress. But while ...