House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has revealed the public events to mark the anniversary of January 6th – with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), who was among those huddling for safety inside the House chamber that day, leading testimonials.
Pelosi describes the events in a letter to House Democratic colleagues as conveying 'reflection, remembrance and recommitment' – even as former President Donald Trump has announced he will air his grievances about what he calls a 'rigged election' at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on January 6th.
'As we enjoy the Holiday Season with loved ones, we are preparing to mark one year since the January 6th assault on the Capitol,' Pelosi wrote colleagues Thursday evening.
The events will begin with a 'pro forma' session at noon, where there will be a moment of silence and a statement from the chair presiding over the House chamber, site of a standoff between Capitol Police and rioters that day.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the events of 'reflection, remembrance and recommitment' lawmakers will take part in to mark the anniversary of Jan. 6th
In the historic Cannon Caucus room, site of the famed House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham will have a conversation moderated by the librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden 'to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th.'
This will be followed by 'testimonials' from lawmakers, who were both participants and witnesses to some of the historic and tragic events that day. Presiding will be Crow, an Army Ranger and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who comforted Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while police fought to keep protesters out of the chamber. Members 'will share their reflections of the day,' said Pelosi.
This will be followed by a prayer vigil at 5:30 pm on the center steps of the Capitol, where lawmakers from both parties sang 'God Bless America' hours after the Sept. 11th attacks. Members of the Senate will 'join in an observance of the day in prayer and music.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Crow will lead a session of testimonials from fellow lawmakers
Presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham will take part in a 'conversation' to 'to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th'
Former President Donald Trump, seen here cheering supporters from The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 6th, has announced a 'news conference' on the anniversary
Leaders of a House committee probing Jan. 6th says it has spoken with hundreds of people in connection with its investigation
The House will not be in session next week, and some members may not be in town. But she said a 'full program' of events was being planned.
'These events are intended as an observance of
