The riot at the U.S. Capitol still looms large in the minds of members of Congress who represent Virginia and Maryland.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., was on the Senate floor on Jan. 6, when a rioting mob invaded the U.S. Capitol in an effort to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Less than an hour before people smashed windows and spilled inside the Capitol, Warner, a Democratic lawmaker, had been looking out at the protesters and reflecting on his duty to defend the Constitution.
Watching the protests outside the Capitol, I’m reminded of the oath I swore to support and defend the Constitution.
Today I will continue to uphold that oath. pic.twitter.com/FpnERBBmvs
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) January 6, 2021
It wasn’t long before he and other lawmakers were being rushed away from the Senate chamber to shelter in…
