Local lawmakers respond to storming of U.S. Capitol by demonstrators
and last updated 2021-01-07 10:02:18-05
Several local lawmakers have released statements in response to the storming of the Capitol.
Congressmember Brian Higgins (D)
âThe US Capitol is a sacred space - a building at the literal center of our capital and central to our democracy. The actions of protestors today, egged on by the outgoing President to disrupt the certification of electoral votes of what is a ceremonial formality, should be seen by all Americans as a challenge to the legitimacy of our democracy. This is domestic terrorism, and it has no place in America.â