capitol police. its leadership and the capitol police board. and a lot of that is, also, expressed to me by individual members of the capitol police, as well. while it's true that mr. blanton is the only member of the capitol-police board who was in office on january 6th. today marks an important step for this committee. especially, to set the tone with our expectations going forward and securing our capitol should be a nonpartisan issue. miss -- mr. walker, congratulations. thank you for taking on this post. it's -- it's very important. i knew the previous sergeant at arms that was serving up until january the 7th. and worked closely with him on some issues. but i think it's important that we and members of the committee really have an understanding of what the sergeant at arms is. and the role. and could you, maybe, briefly, describe what your daily responsibilities look like? >> my daily responsibilities, as the chief law enforcement officer for the house, and i believe my job is to make sure that you can come to work in a safe-and-secure en

capitol breach. and ways to reform and improve the capitol and the capitol police board.he events of january 6th were difficult to witness for the american people. and extremely hard for all of us, on campus, to experience. on january 6th, members of my team were preparing the grounds in the presidential inauguration stage. our artists and trade personnel were excited to finish painting the stands bright white with a deep-blue edge on the main stage of the inauguration platform. around midday, as crowds began to appear on the west front, my staff was moved indoors or sent home. shockingly, over the course of a couple hours, the hard work of our team was destroyed. the platform was wrecked. there was broken glass and other debris littering the grounds. the sound system and photography equipment were damaged beyond repair or stolen. two historical [ inaudible ] were ripped from the ground. and blue paint was tracked all over the historic stone in capitol building hallways. as the crowd began crashing through windows and prying open doors, my staff took several amazing actio

capitol.y heard from the architect of the capitol inspector general who answered questions on emergency preparedness. coordination among u.s. capitol agencies security accountability. >> the administration, a quorum is present in those holding the hearing in compliance with the regulations or r remote committe proceedings restore to house resolution eight. we ask committee members ands witnesses to keep their microphones mute when not speaking to limit back ground noise and members will need to unmute themselves seeking recognition or when recognized or questioned. the witness will need to unmute himself when recognized for statements or questions. we ask everyone keep cameras on at all times even if you need to step away from it. members are minded rules prohibit participating in more than one committee proceedings at the same time. i ask unanimous consent all members of five legislative days with extended remarks if you have written statements made part of the record unless there is objectin

capitol. [inaudible]. the occupants in the very democracy with powers and put the very lives at risk. it's also important to note that we examine the responses to the capitol attack, are in no way an inquiry of across many lines and all governments to look at the cause of the attack. [inaudible]. what can we do to prevent this and establish accountability. we need a bipartisan national commission along with another commission thicken have a complete review of the generate six attack on the joint sessions of congress. neck and undertake a complete review of process. and that caused it to prevent hit printed sooner. the american people deserve the truth. the painful and democratic transfer of power no matter how painful the truth may be and i for one believe they can handle it partied so the architect of the capitol specifically the office of the chief security officer insist of maintaining the physical structures of this complex is providing adequate training features for protection of capitol staff. thank

the capitol police do not have the equipment they need to secure the capitol. and other security vulnerabilities have not been resolved. also the capitol police force is reeling as january 6, the deathers. over time other issues continue to take a toll on officers' meptal health. we cannot wait until the report of a commission. with that i yield three minutes to the gentleman from ohio, the chairman of the legislative branch subcommittee, congressman ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. ryan: i thank the gentlelady. madam speaker, let me just say we had a vote here yesterday to create a commission. a bipartisan commission to go through all of these initiatives in a bipartisan way. it was rejected by the vast majority of those on the other side. we are trying to do this in a bipartisan way. it's what the american people want, it's what the american people deserve, and this bill here is largely based object the -- on the recommendations from the the general who went to great lengths p with other generals what happened

capitol check raising --capitol attack raising questions of security versus access. call from colorado springs, good morning. caller: hey, as far as the security goes, everybody has a right to access their representatives. now, doesn't mean that all this hardening has to go on? -- does it mean that all this hardening has to go on of that? i feel sorry for them. they got no sense what is going on the world, but they want to talk about it, but they don't want to do nothing about it. host: this says congress is supposed to do the will for the people but we have nearly all republicans working for one man, and a seriously flawed one, at that. you can send us a text message at (202) 748-8003. this says the national guard emerging as a sticking point on the capitol hill security bill. mitch mcconnell saying he opposes that commission. on the senate floor yesterday, the democratic leader, chuck schumer. [video clip] >> the mistake of our democracy is crucial to end the poison of the big lie, to establish an independent and trusted record of what transpired, and to make sure

capitol complex. assessments are underway to examine the failures of january 6. as those assessments are conducted, it is critical we examine all aspects of campus security, both physical security and the decision-making processes that ensure capitol pawleys avenue -- capitol police have the resources they need. we must make holistic funding decisions to mixer we correct the problems and invest to address threats of the future, often the hardest thing to do. however, as we begin crafting fiscal year 2022 legislative branch bill, we must do so in light of the unprecedented fiscal situation in which we find ourselves. in the short time since i have been here, true challenge of covid, structural, trillion dollar deference that we contend with every year that are soon to become one point $5 trillion, have to be kept in perspective. unsustainable debt levels, interest payments and spending habits have negative effects across the entire government. they crowd out critical investments and priority areas for

when the capitol came under siege, the capitol police were badly outnumbered. the world looked to the department of defense to protect our government from attack. yet dod did not authorize the deployment of d.c. national guard troops to the capitol until nearly four hours, four hours after local officials first pled for help. even though we were under full-scale assault, dod hesitated until vice president pence -- not president trump -- gave the order to, quote, clear the capitol, end quote. dod's explanations of its own actions have failed to address critical questions. why did military leaders place unusual restrictions on commanders on the ground? mr. miller says he first learned that the mob had entered the capitol between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. so why did the defense department wait until after 5:00 p.m. before sending the national guard to the capitol? today's hearing will not be the end of our investigation. this committee, along with other committees in the house, will continue to seek a full accounting of this attack. even today our colleagues in the

showing scenes around capitol hill. washington journal continued in a moment. >> on q&a, greg francis on his book, -- >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america and in a large -- landmark case, and the case with black farmers, and with systemic discrimination, again black farmers it is estimated that the population of black farmers contributed to them leaving the farm as well as losing land and the familiar structure that goes all long way with being a farmer. >> greg francis, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. ♪ >> washington journal continues. host: a live view of the u.s. capitol and the temporary barriers and parameters around the capitol put in place since january 6 and the house yesterday by a narrow vote, a $1.9 billion package. the vote to 13-212 with the -- inside the new york times and our question is, how do you balance security and access? let's go to catherine joining us from california, good morning. caller: good morning. i am kathleen and i want to share something about

what percentage of the crowd is going to the capitol? >> 100%. everybody's marching on the capitol.y from it now. and police are doing nothing. they're not even trying to stop us, at this point. >> reporter: a reporter from npr overheard, and recorded, the communications. >> we have a good group. we got about 30, 40 of us. we are sticking together and sticking to the plan. >> we'll see you soon, jess. airborne. >> roger that, brother. godspeed and fair winds to us. >> amen, sister. stay safe. >> reporter: watkins had been preparing for months. in texts, from november, cited in court documents. and now, being used as evidence. she wrote a potential recruit, i need you fighting fit by inauguration. in another text she wrote, biden may, still, be our president. if he is, our way of life as we know it is over. our republic would be over. then, it is our duty as americans to fight, kill, and die for our rights. as the crowds from the trump rally get closer to the capitol, watkins gives progress reports. >> we are one block away from the capitol, now. i'm probably going to go silent when

capitol. enough with lies and conspiracy theories. the january 6 commission will have the power, power to find the truth and will have subpoena power to compel people to testify under oath under penalty of perjury and an attack on our capitol and democracy and attack on the election of our president, these cannot be tolerated and cannot happen again. what happened january 6, this is about sunshine, this bill is about transparency. that's why i ask for every member on this floor, i ask you to vote aye on this important measure. and with that, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from mississippi reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. katko: the subpoena to which my colleague from california mentioned can only be issued if there is con census and not something that one side can do unilaterally. it depoll site sizes the process. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the ge

capitol.e are not militarizing it. we're going to have a quick response force in case something happens, similar to if something happens, there is answer to the president or to washington, d.c., we starttol -- we start flying fighter jets overhead. this is the equivalent. we have to maintain the workforce until we can jire and -- hire and recruit more officers. the bill includes $3.3 million for the capitol police intelligence division, which was a huge part of the failures that occurred on january 6, so we want to invest and make sure we have the intelligence capabilities that we need. host: ohio congressman, democrat tim ryan. we have cameras outside the u.s. capitol to show you what security is like, enhanced security, including some temporary and permanent fencing, which is also part of the debate and discussion. security of the capitol must remain the responsibility of federal civilian law enforcement, we cannot and should not militarizing security of the capitol complex. congress has hel

and assaulting the capitol. that's the dlin nation i'm trying to make, despite the partan attack that i was just subjected to. >> the gentleman's time has expired. gentleman yields back. gentleman from ohio, mr. gibbs, is recognized for five minutes. >> okay. i wasn't ready for that. first of all, thank you for holding the hear. i want to associate some of my -- my colleague mr. hice on the time frame. i think he made a lot of sense. i'm trying to understand, first of all, madam chair, i think we should have somebody from the capitol police board maybe to testify, too. anyways, we had these pipe bombs, chief contee placed at the rnc and dnc headquarters. obviously to me that was a preplanned attack. would you agree? and also, when you responded to the pipe bombs, do you know what your motivations were or have you identified who the perpetrators were? >> yes, to answer your question. i do think these things were preplanned. we know through investigation that these devices were sat out there, positioned out there

capitol. the bill passed by a vote of 252-175 with 35 republicans voting in favor. here's the floor debate. e: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3233, the national commission to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol complex act. on january 6, the world watched americans storm the capitol and engage in violence to try to intimidate and prevent congress from carrying out its constitutional duty to certify a presidential election. a solemn process central to the peaceful transfer of power in our democracy. many of us sitting here today were rushed out of this very chamber by capitol police to safety as violent attackers roamed the halls. hunting for our colleagues and the vice president. i was in the gallery that day watching the debate when this temple of our democracy was desecrated and debased. at least one capitol police officer died because of the violence that day. others died too. and there were extensive injuries asso

host: steve, there was testimony on capitol hill. lawmakers are holding public hearings to get to the bottom of it. at the same time, they're debating whether or not to have an independent commission. our question this morning is an opportunity for americans across the country to tell these decisionmakers what they think, what they think they should do, what these lawmakers should do, that's what we're doing. caller: what they should do is admit that it was a lie and admit that the election wasn't stolen. these republicans keep lying and c-span keeps broadcasting it. it's a lie. we saw what happened. it was an insurrection. what were they trying to do? they were trying to overrun the government. we don't need a commission to realize that. host: ok. steve in michigan. the headline in "the washington post," the former pentagon chief, chris miller, blames riot on organized conspiracy. listen to the back and forth he had with congressman stephen lynch about what the secretary said previously about the role of former president trump and w

the capitol police do not have the equipment they need to secure the capitol. and other security vulnerabilities have not been resolved. also the capitol police force is reeling as january 6, the deathers. over time other issues continue to take a toll on officers' meptal health. we cannot wait until the report of a commission. with that i yield three minutes to the gentleman from ohio, the chairman of the legislative branch subcommittee, congressman ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. ryan: i thank the gentlelady. madam speaker, let me just say we had a vote here yesterday to create a commission. a bipartisan commission to go through all of these initiatives in a bipartisan way. it was rejected by the vast majority of those on the other side. we are trying to do this in a bipartisan way. it's what the american people want, it's what the american people deserve, and this bill here is largely based object the -- on the recommendations from the the general who went to great lengths p with other generals what happened

we all know our capitol city. we love the tree lines mall, the smithsonians and i love all the monumentses and touching memorials to the fallen and ma psychiatrist ick building but few people know the story behind the capital city. why it is leak indicate weed it is these, sign and, a czech tour and all the political twists and turn chases heck of a story so i wanted to tell that. the second reason i wrote the book ties no david's work here and that was i've always seen washington as the least accessible of all the framers, owl the great founders. he has come across to us as more monuments than man, myth more than flesh and blood and i heards beaut them canceling the image gauges because weed in to breathemer life into washington and in particular -- again here i overlatch with david and agree complete live with the argument. i've always seen washington as more plated political than we see the anywhere tv or the pop culture depiction of him. washington has political talents. washington could re-invent himself poli

capitol police. as a reminder, your entire written statement will be made part of the record and will remain open for at least five additional days for material to be submitted, and now we are pleased to hear from you for about five minutes. mr. bolton: thank you, madam chair. good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to appear before you to discuss our third flash report reviewing counter surveillance and threat assessment. i'd like to extend my appreciation to the committee for holding these additional hearings and the continued support of my officers review. i feel that it is of the utmost importance to continue exploring and reviewing the causes and failures that led to the horrific events when the capitol was violently attacked. my goal is to provide each of you with a better understanding of how these events occurred in relation to the response of the department. other factors were involved and being reviewed outside of the capitol police and i will discuss the non-law-enforcement sensi

notous the capitol police. mr. higgins: i concur. chief, i was first certified as a taser instructor in may of 2007. 14 years ago. taser as a technology been around for a long time. does your department use tasers? chief conte: yes, sir, we do. mr. higgins: they save thousands of lives across the country. have you ever discussed with your chain of command colleagues, with the capitol police, why they do not support tazers? chief conte: no, that's not a conversation we have had, sir. mr. higgins: when you have joint operations, which would be normal, is it a consideration regarding crowd control? chief conte: it depends. it's a less lethal option and kind of defends on the situation. mr. higgins: exactly. it's a less lethal option that the united states capitol police has not deployed. despite the fact that they have used the most modern technologies to further their law enforcement mission, which i support. madam chair, my time has expired. and i yield. chair maloney: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman f

to me, that means the capitol police force. this is a point of continued to make throughout these hearings. i'm disappointed the committee has not yet publicly urged anyone responsible for implement in these recommendations. that brings me to my next point, the need for this committee to hear from the full capitol police report. as i've mentioned several times before, the board has a ton of power over the uscp. therefore i think it's imperative and it looks like it's going to happen in this committee, just so everyone is aware, according to the congressional research service, the entire board has appeared before congressional oversight in the house since 1945. that is 76 years. as mr. bolton also noted in a previous hearing, there is little to no oversight of the board, which makes the majority of securities decisions on capitol hill. i believe the oversight accountability assessed -- desperately needed and i think this committee can come together to provide it. i know the chair mentioned she intends to call hearing of the capi

capitol. here is that exchange. [video clip] >> would you be willing to testify about your conversation with donald trump on january 6? >> sure, next question. >> [inaudible] >> no, not at all. i thought it would probably be higher. this pelosi commission that we have tried to work on for a long time -- remember, she has spent four months playing politics with this. in that time period, an officer got killed on good friday just across from here. i just felt we're going to have four things happening right now. you have two committees in the senate already doing their investigation. i believe in two weeks, they will have the report back, even though pelosi wasted all this time. you have the architect of the capitol given $10 million to study what needs to be done here protected. then you have the justice department, which does a much better job than we could ever do, already arrested over 400 people. that is the kind of work we want to make sure is done, that it never happens again, that those who participated can be

nobody wants to shut the capitol down so that the public cannot come to the capitol. it's their building. it's their democracy. it's their process. nobody is interested in doing that, but the reality of january 6th, and i respectfully disagree, but our citizens did in fact attack the capitol. i don't know how you can characterize that, and, yes, they were angry but that doesn't execute the attack on the capitol and interruption of democratic processes, and i hope it will be fully investigated by an independent nonpartisan commission such as what we passed yesterday in the house. i hope that they will take a look at what appeared to be an assumption by many of the folks that were responsible for securing our capitol that that wouldn't happen. to israel and i don't think any of us can disagree with the incredible tragedy there, and the frustration that we feel that after 60 years come as you pointed out, we are still where we are here today. thankfully, i'm not going to get into who was more right or more wrong in this particular situation. israel has a right to defend

are the capitol police trained properly in the 21st century to protect the capitol? do we need a rapid deployment force to protect our capitol today? and what do we need to do differently to respond to this the mystic terrorism that seems to be on the rise? -- to this domestic terrorism that sees to be on the rise? i think they have done an extraordinary job working across party lines to find common ground, put the country first. and speaker pelosi, have talked to her six or seven times about this bill, she is tenacious, strategic, very savvy about getting this done for the country. host: our guests two former members of congress and part of the national council on election integrity. tim roemer also a former member of the 9/11 commission. we will be focusing on the events of january 6. the phone numbers will be on the bottom of the screen. two different perspectives on what happened on january 6. you will hear from democratic congresswoman maloney and republican congressman clyde. [video clip] >> we know who provoked this attack. that is why 17 house and senate repu

capitol. enough with lies and conspiracy theories. the january 6 commission will have the power, power to find the truth and will have subpoena power to compel people to testify under oath under penalty of perjury and an attack on our capitol and democracy and attack on the election of our president, these cannot be tolerated and cannot happen again. what happened january 6, this is about sunshine, this bill is about transparency. that's why i ask for every member on this floor, i ask you to vote aye on this important measure. and with that, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from mississippi reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. katko: the subpoena to which my colleague from california mentioned can only be issued if there is con census and not something that one side can do unilaterally. it depoll site sizes the process. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the ge

i'm going to call the capitol police, and he called the capitol police. he later got interviewed by the fbi, wanted to know who the individual was and what time did we encounter him because they wanted to see if they could somehow identify him. this happened at 9:00 in the morning at least some people were ready to cause trouble at 9:00 in the morning. like i said most of the people in that lobby were regular folks. they had trump hats and american flags and all that, and it was kind of a happy mood with them. these three guys were a little different. >> and by 10:00 in the morning on january 6th as you were just alluding to this, your chief of staff alerted the capitol police, talked to the fbi about the disturbing things he had seen, these men intac tactical r saying something was going to happen later on in the afternoon. were you surprised then by how unprepared the police were even though you had given them this 4-hour heads up? >> actually, i was very surprised. and look, i was the mayor of miami-dade county. as the mayor i was the sheriff. we had d

the capitol was overrun.everal americans died, and our nation's peaceful transfer of power was delayed and nearly derailed. if the attorney general had done his job, then our law enforcement agencies would have been better prepared for the threat of violence by president trump supporters. if the defense secretary had done his job, the mob attack would have beenmr. miller learns reach the capital perimeter by 1:30 p.m. he quote, activated the d.c. national guard at 3:00 p.m. but the guard did not deploy until mr. miller approved an operational plan and he admitted today that he did not approve the plan, until 90 minutes later ! at 4:32 p.m. all of us watching at the capitol and on our television saw the horror in our capital and the threat to lives. and the delays did not and then. the national guard did not actually begin operations at the capital until 5:00 p.m., many hours after house and senate leadership, the mayor, and the capitol police, had all urgently, urgently, called for help! mr. miller claimed th

capitol, on january 6th.ning me now to talk about this is democratic senator bob casey from pennsylvania. senator, today is john f. kennedy's birthday. i can't help but think about his book "profiles in courage" and how that is lacking so much today. your thoughts? >> jim, i just think we saw an example yesterday of the opposite with that vote in the senate. i know six republicans voted with us. maybe a few of the rest would have but it doesn't seem the votes were there for passage of the legislation. i have to ask myself, i think a lot of americans are, what would it take? when you have the vice president of the united states, republican vice president, whose life was threatened, whose life would have ended if they got their hands on him as well as so many members of congress who would have been killed themselves i don't know why -- so the american people know exactly what happened here. it's not as if the threat, the domestic terrorist threat was extinguished on that day. that threat remains. it remains to

>> i think the capitol is secure. the capitol is always vulnerable. there was some things that happened that need to be investigated. where were was the fbi? where was homeland security? where was the secret service and their back ups? there are a lot of questions that need to be answered in the commission. why did we have such a failure in inte in intelligence in, you know, we told the capitol police what they needed to do in fixing intelligence. we didn't tell any information to the fbi or homeland security. all that needs to come out in the commission. that's why we need to have the commission. we had a failure of government that date. thank god the capitol police, along with the metropolitan police, were able to secure and keep safe the members in the senate and the house side. >> yeah. >> we got to get this work done because the government did not work that day. >> it did not. it's questions what happened in the white house that day. thank you so much for joining us again. >> thank you to the national guard. safe travels. >>> all right. the gun v

capitol police.irst want to thank leader mccarthy, members of congress behind the as well as the entire congressional community and all the members of congress for the overwhelming support of the united states capitol police. this year has been a very tough and challenging year for the u.s. capitol police, for all of our officers and for the families of our officers, and we appreciate the support that is being given to the u.s. capitol police. we get through these tough times, and this week this week with on all of our fallen officers and will continue to honor them each and every day, then and there families and -- their families and everything that we do to protect the congressional community and all the members of congress. we appreciate everybody's support and we appreciate everything that is been given to the u.s. capitol police from the members of congress and overwhelming support that is been given to us. it means a lot to the u.s. capital police, not only to myself but also did officers and t

capitol police officer brian sicknick who died as a result of the capitol attack, spoke on capitol hillay. >> he just was doing his job and he got caught up in it and it's very sad. >> reporter: for many of the surviving officers, january 6th doesn't seem like it was nearly five months ago. more like a few hours ago. >> this experience like ptsd is very much like a roller coaster ride. some days, man, i'm just good to go and then other days -- or other times within the same day i'm just broken. >> reporter: d.c. metropolitan police officer michchchael fano was kicked and tasted. >> shortly thereafter i started to experience i guess some of the more psychological injuries. >> reporter: u.s. capitol police officer harry dunn often seen with his arm around brian sicknick's mother today is dealing with similar trauma. >> you have good days and bad days, but thinking about it takes you back to, like you said, that hell day. >> reporter: since january 6 dunn has spoken about how he fought battles with rioters who often called him an "n" word that day. dunn recently told cnn constant reminders

capitol? >> i do. >> was ashley armed? your observations but i just don't want to talk about individual situations or -- >> no. she wasn't. she was wrapped in a u.s. flag. was the death of ashley a homicide? >> congressman, i'm not trying to be unhelpful here but i just can't comment. >> i understand. as the death certificate says, it was a homicide. who executed ashley babbot? >> congressman, i'll say the same thing. i don't want to get into the specifics facts. >> thank you very much. now, chief, what are the rules of engagement at the d.c. protest? >> at d.c. protests, sir, the only time that we engage with riot gear is in situations where there's an actual attack that's going on, sir. i'm not sure of -- >> i appreciate you. thank you for your service. madam chairwoman, my constituents demand answers but the truth is being covered up. doj is harassing pea patriots across the country. without accurate answers, conspiracies continues to form. riot enabler and representative who objected to the electors in 2016 without the

capitol police. we get through these tough times, and this week l of our fallen officers and will continue to honor them each and every day, the him and families and everything that we do to protect the congressional community and all the members of congress. we appreciate everybody's support and we appreciate everything that is been given to use capitol police from the members of congress and overwhelming support that is been given to us. it means a lot to the u.s. capitol please, not unto myself but also did officers and to the families of all of our officers who have been through so much this year, so thank you. >> thank you, chief. [applause] >> i would like -- >> thank you, leader mccarthy, distinguished visitors, and guests. this is one of the most solemn days for us here at the national law enforcement memorial, and the fact that you all made it your priority to start your day with us is truly appreciated. we are preparing this evening at 8 p.m. to read the names of 394 fallen officers. one of

are the capitol police trained properly in the 21st century to protect the capitol? do we need a rapid deployment force to protect our capitol today? and what do we need to do differently to respond to this the mystic terrorism that seems to be on the rise? -- to this domestic terrorism that sees to be on the rise? i think they have done an extraordinary job working across party lines to find common ground, put the country first. and speaker pelosi, have talked to her six or seven times about this bill, she is tenacious, strategic, very savvy about getting this done for the country. host: our guests two former members of congress and part of the national council on election integrity. tim roemer also a former member of the 9/11 commission. we will be focusing on the events of january 6. the phone numbers will be on the bottom of the screen. two different perspectives on what happened on january 6. you will hear from democratic congresswoman maloney and republican congressman clyde. [video clip] >> we know who provoked this attack. that is why 17 house and senate repu

and a mob, domestic terrorists, assaulted our sacred grounds on the capitol. the police, the constitution, the capitol, our vice president was chased down hallways and threatened. our speaker of the house was threatened with her life, custodians of capitol hill ran for their lives and now in negotiations with the united states, china claims the united states is so divided politically they're not a world power anymore. yesterday i think, bri a na, was a good day if january 6th was a bad day. 35 republicans broke ranks with their leadership to vote for a bipartisan bill to establish this independent investigation of january 6th. we have some rays of hope in the senate despite your reporting there. i think there are a list of ten or 12 senators that we could possibly get to vote for this. people like senator collins want something like this. i'm a mid-american optimist. i'm a real list. i think we can get this done at the end of the day. >> i certainly appreciate your optimism. i am a little concerned looking at the senate if those numbers are there. i think it's

capitol. house administration committee. live coverage here on c-span. >> pursuant to house resolution eight. we ask you to keep your microphones muted to limit background noise. members will need to meet themselves when seeking recognition or to be recognized for their questions. witnesses will need to unmute themselves when recognize when answering questions. we as to keep cameras on it all time even if you need to step away for a moment. at this, asking -- i ask unanimous consent. for these witness statements to be made part of the record and hearing no objection, that assorted. today's hearing continues oversight of this committee and the house of representatives on issues related to january 6 2021 , the insurrection attack on the capital. specifically the scope of today's hearings, the report by the inspector general for the u.s. capitol police provided to congressional oversight committee. we appreciate the work of the inspector and his team and we welcome him back. there are two particular issues, threat assessment an

officer michael fanone attacked when rioters stormed the capitol.screams. you heard him yelling i've got kids. >> i've got one! [ screaming ] >> don't hurt him. don't hurt him. hold him. i got you. i got him. >> it's so hard to watch that. yet publicans are shamefully trying to hide the truth, to whitewash what happened at the capitol. i want to bring in now cnn's senior justice correspondent evan perez and law enforcement analyst charles ramsey. gentlemen, thank you so much. that video, it's unbelievable. it's really hard to watch. tell us what else is happening at this moment, evan? >> well, don, you know this is probably the most heinous or among the most heinous of the scenes that unfolded that day. this is shortly after 3:00, and the breach had already happened on the other side of the capitol. there were crowds already filling the terrace. i have pictures from just behind where officer fanone was being assaulted. so this is whereas he describes there is hand to hand combat as this mob is trying to get into the capitol from the west terrace, th

capitol. fanone, part of a group of officers seen here defending the west side of the capitol. >> push them back. >> reporter: his body camera video obtained exclusively by cnn showed his perspective of the mob forcing its way into the building as terror he described last month. >> what i saw in the tunnel, it was the most brutal combat imaginable. it was like i mean nothing i had ever seen outside of the movies. >> reporter: the rioters then push fad known into the crowds where he said he was hit by pipes and batons and even tased multiple times . >> reporter: fanone said he was knocked unconscious during the assault and suffered a heart attack and concussion. and even with the calls to move to protect him from some of the mob, fanone sending this message to them just one week after the riot in january. >> a lot of people have asked me, you know, my thoughts on the individuals in the crowd that, you know, helped me or tried to offer some assistance. i think kind of the conclusion i've come to

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capitol. ed case joins us to discuss government spending proposals, including today's emergency supplemental bill to include security at the capitol. washington journalism next. -- washington journal is next. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the bill is passed without objection. motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. ♪ host: that was nancy pelosi yesterday as the house approved legislation to investigate the attack on the u.s. capitol. the bill now heads to the senate, where its fate is far less certain. the phone lines are split by political parties, as usual. (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for republicans, (202)-748-8002 for independents. you can send us a text at (202)-748-8003. if you do, please include your name and where you are from. catch up with us on social media, on twitter, @cspanwj, and on facebook a

garrett haake is with us at the capitol.or washington correspondent and michael steele is here. garrett, the latest from you, my friend. >> reporter: just within the last few minutes, there's been a bit of a bomb 14e8 on twitter in the form of a letter from the group of capitol police officers, not the entire capitol police, though they use their letterhead expressing their profound disminority leaders in both houses for not backing this commission. they say essentially, how can you turn your backs on us in this way? that's not a direct quote, but the letter goes on to say the officers need the support by members of congress, they want this commission, and they remind members it is the heroism of the u.s. capitol police department that kept them safe, and they want this done. now, that could put pressure on some of the republican house members who are sitting on the fence for a vote that could start any minute now. i've been tracking, along with jake and the punchbowl's whip count, i think we're somewhere in the 25 to 30 rep

the capitol is secure, based on the mission that the capitol police have now.ish as designated by both houses and all parties is the open campus. that will be -- they will not be able to return immediately to the open campus where people can openly visit the capitol because of the strain on the capitol police. their numbers are down. over 230. and of we completedr ort. but god bless t national guard. they have done significant work. and they are leaving today, 137 days after the attack on 1/6. >> dickerson: you're report, you looked into the security at the capitol, and you made a report that was the basis of the bill that barely passed out of the house, and looks like it is going to have some tough sledding in the senate. this is for supplemental funding to take care of some of the inadequacies that you saw. why is it important that this bill pass? and is it urgent or is it something they can have a think about? >> the longer they think, the less security the capitol will have because we have to harden the capitol. 700 million of the 1.9 is paying bills, john.