The House Chamber, seen through the still-shattered doors in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
“On 9/11 we were united as Americans against a common enemy, a foreign enemy, foreign terrorists,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who was on Capitol Hill for both shattering events. “On Jan. 6, America was divided against itself.” Today, there is outright hostility among members of Congress, emotions that will be hard to contain even as Biden plans an inauguration with the theme of “America United” — an admirable goal, but one that seems difficult if not impossible to attain at the moment.
Gallego, who said he would lead a natural resources subcommittee, said he and other Democrats were exploring ways to marginalize Republicans who did not recognize the consequences of their actions should Congress not take steps to try to oust those who were most outspoken against counting the electoral ballots for Biden.
At the same time, some Senate Republicans, notably Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, backed off their plans to challenge the electoral vote. But other Republicans, despite the havoc that the election challenge had just wrought on the Capitol and the fact that they were certain to fail, pushed ahead with their objections, one of which was supported by seven Republican senators and 138 House members.
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