At 2:20 p.m. on this day in 2021, the Capitol went into lockdown.
Around this time, Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman diverted extremists who were steps from the Senate Chamber where members of Congress were still inside.
The officers of the United States Capitol Police risked their own lives to save the lives of others. These heroes and patriots sacrificed so much to defend our nation, and in securing our Capitol, they secured our democracy.
On January 6, our democracy endured a violent assault. Animated by lies and hate, insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a lawful election.
Let us vow to fight to safeguard our democracy and preserve our most sacred freedoms for generations to come.
At 12 p.m. on January 6, 2021, Trump kicked off his rally near the White House where he called on Mike Pence to reject Joe Biden’s win.
An hour later, as Republican lawmakers objected to counting the electoral ballots of Arizona, a large crowd of Trump’s supporters marched toward the Capitol.
At 12 p.m. on January 6, 2021, Trump kicked off his rally near the White House where he called on Mike Pence to reject Joe Biden’s win.
An hour later, as Republican lawmakers objected to counting the electoral ballots of Arizona, a large crowd of Trump’s supporters marched toward the Capitol.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
In 2004, as District Attorney of San Francisco, long before the Supreme Court recognized a right to marriage equality, I was proud to marry Brad and Raymond.
Love is love.
📸: Bradley Witherspoon and Raymond Cobane
My best friend and partner.
📷: @latimes
Shortly before 3 p.m. three years ago, extremists broke into the Senate chamber, a place where I had spent so much time as senator from California.
My thoughts immediately turned not only to my colleagues, but to my staff, who had been forced to seek refuge in our office, converting filing cabinets into barricades.
The extremists who roamed those halls not only sought to degrade a building, or target the lives of elected leaders. What they were assaulting were the institutions, the values, the ideals that generations of Americans have marched, picketed, and shed blood to establish and defend: our democracy.
Shortly before 3 p.m. three years ago, extremists broke into the Senate chamber, a place where I had spent so much time as senator from California.
My thoughts immediately turned not only to my colleagues, but to my staff, who had been forced to seek refuge in our office, converting filing cabinets into barricades.
The extremists who roamed those halls not only sought to degrade a building, or target the lives of elected leaders. What they were assaulting were the institutions, the values, the ideals that generations of Americans have marched, picketed, and shed blood to establish and defend: our democracy.
I was at the United States Capitol the morning of Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
And not long after I left, the chaos began. Like Americans everywhere, my husband Doug and I watched with absolute shock, as our Capitol was under siege and the people within it were afraid for their lives. That day, we all saw what our nation could look like if the forces who seek to dismantle our democracy are successful.
January 6 reflects the dual nature of democracy—its fragility and strength.
Fragility because if we are not vigilant, democracy will not stand.
Strength because of the rule of law, the principle that everyone should be treated equally and the commitment to free and fair elections.
The resolve I saw in our elected leaders when I returned to the Senate chamber that night— their resolve not to yield but to certify the election, their loyalty not to party or person but to the Constitution of the United States—reflects the strength of democracy.
What was at stake then and now, is the right to have our future decided the way the Constitution prescribes it: By We, the People.
Extremist leaders say the mob that violently attacked the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was led by “great patriots.”
Is that how you define who loves our country?
In this new year, I know we can make incredible progress as a nation. I wish you and yours a happy 2024.
It was about slavery.
President @JoeBiden and I have made incredible progress for Black Americans—slashing poverty among Black children and capping the cost of insulin for our seniors—and the work continues.
If Trump has his way, he’ll gut abortion care in every state across the country.
The hypocrisy.
Yesterday, I spoke about the power of union organizing with @Culinary226 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Union members have always fought, and continue to fight, for the rights of working people and the dignity of work itself.
President @JoeBiden and I are proud to stand with them.
They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us, and we will not stand for it.
November 2024 is a binary choice between an administration that believes women should have the ability to make decisions about their own bodies, versus extremist Republicans who are pushing a national abortion ban.
Protecting the freedom to vote is about protecting America’s democracy.
In October, I met with @Culinary226 workers in Las Vegas.
Many union members were concerned about how they were going to pay rent, put food on the table, or make other personal sacrifices. Yet, they were prepared to strike.
In the following weeks, union members won a 32% pay raise over five years, thanks to the power of collective bargaining.
Yesterday, I came back to Nevada to celebrate their historic victory. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has shown our nation what’s possible when workers fight, organize, and stand together.
In October, I met with @Culinary226 workers in Las Vegas.
Many union members were concerned about how they were going to pay rent, put food on the table, or make other personal sacrifices. Yet, they were prepared to strike.
In the following weeks, union members won a 32% pay raise over five years, thanks to the power of collective bargaining.
Yesterday, I came back to Nevada to celebrate their historic victory. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has shown our nation what’s possible when workers fight, organize, and stand together.
In October, I met with @Culinary226 workers in Las Vegas.
Many union members were concerned about how they were going to pay rent, put food on the table, or make other personal sacrifices. Yet, they were prepared to strike.
In the following weeks, union members won a 32% pay raise over five years, thanks to the power of collective bargaining.
Yesterday, I came back to Nevada to celebrate their historic victory. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has shown our nation what’s possible when workers fight, organize, and stand together.
In October, I met with @Culinary226 workers in Las Vegas.
Many union members were concerned about how they were going to pay rent, put food on the table, or make other personal sacrifices. Yet, they were prepared to strike.
In the following weeks, union members won a 32% pay raise over five years, thanks to the power of collective bargaining.
Yesterday, I came back to Nevada to celebrate their historic victory. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has shown our nation what’s possible when workers fight, organize, and stand together.
