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JEFFRIES: “We are here to recognize the heroism of the hundreds of dedicated Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and other law enforcement officers who stood in this building and across these Capitol grounds to defend the Congress, defend the country, and defend the Constitution on January 6, five years ago, in 2021, from thousands of bloodthirsty rioters. Their heroism will never be forgotten. January 6 is a day that should forever live in infamy. A violent mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the Capitol as part of an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Because of the extraordinary bravery of heroic officers who put their lives on the line, this unprecedented attack on our country and on our democracy failed. But it did come at a heavy price.”