'Unfathomable': Area congressional reps react to 'terror' at US Capitol By Q13 News Staff Q13's Brandi Kruse speaks with area congressional reps after lockdown at US Capitol. WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal was one of a dozen federal lawmakers in the gallery above the House floor when supporters of President Trump stormed the building and everyone had to get on the ground, she said on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. "We pulled out gas masks ... Capitol police barricaded the doors and had guns drawn," said Jayapal, a Seattle Democrat. Jayapal joined a chorus of Washington politicians from both parties who marked themselves safe Wednesday amid chaos at the U.S. Capitol and disavowed the violence unfolding at the People's House.