WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, took to the Senate floor, alongside other Senate Democrats, to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Senator Murray slammed Trump's blanket pardons of violent criminals who attacked police officers on January 6th and Republican attempts to rewrite history, and discussed the dangers facing American democracy as Trump continues to endorse political violence and spread lies about the 2020 election. Murray also called out Republicans for their continued refusal to honor Capitol Police officers who put their lives on the line and suff...