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Reactions to Biden inauguration from our area's elected leaders
As Biden took the oath as president, pandemic safety and heightened security due to the insurrection two weeks ago limited the size crowd. Share Updated: 7:14 PM EST Jan 20, 2021
Reactions to Biden inauguration from our area's elected leaders
As Biden took the oath as president, pandemic safety and heightened security due to the insurrection two weeks ago limited the size crowd. Share Updated: 7:14 PM EST Jan 20, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER BOB MAYO SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE INAUGURATION AND THE MISSION AHEAD. >> ALLEGHENY COUNTY EXECUTIVE RICH FITZGERALD SAYS SEEING THE INAUGURATION IN PERSON WAS MOVING >> FOR PRESIDE BIDEN, YOU COULD TELL IT WAS A SPEECH FROM HIS HEART. IT WASN’T A POLITICAL SPEECH. HE WAS REACHING OUT. AND WHEN HE SAID I’M GOING TO BE THE PRESIDENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED AGAINST ME EVERY BIT AS MUCH AS THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR ME, THAT CAME FROM HIS HEART. >> CONGRESSMAN MIKE DOYLE WATCHED FROM HOME. >> THOSE WERE WORDS THAT AMERICANS, WHETHER YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT. THAT IT’S TIME TO PUT THESE THINGS ASIDE HE SAID LET’S HAVE A FRESH START. >> CONGRESSMAN GUY RESCHENTHALER, IN WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA, CONGRATULATED BIDEN. BUT O TWITTER, HE TWEETED QUOTE "PRESIDENT BIDEN’S CALL FOR ' ’UNITY’ ISN’T ABOUT BRINGING TOGETHER A DIVIDED COUNTRY AT ALL. IT’S ABOUT COERCING ’UNITY’ OF THOUGHT." "AS LONG AS YOU AGREE WITH RADICAL PROGRESSIVES, YOU WILL BE TOLERATED." "IF YOU DISAGREE YOU WILL CANCELLED." CONGRESSMAN CONOR LAMB SAI >> JIMMY, HIS ENTIRE SPEECH WA A CHOICE BY HIM TO TRY TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT UNITE US AMERICANS. THAT’S A CHOICE HE’S MAKING FOR A RECENT. BECAUSE HE’S REALLY A GOOD PERSON WHO’S TRYING TO DO THE RIGH
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