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Ohio Congressional Delegation Condemns Breach on U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob

Ideastream Public Media | By Mark Arehart,
Andrew Meyer
Published January 6, 2021 at 9:53 PM EST
Protesters vandalized the U.S. Capitol as Congress attempted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Protesters vandalized the U.S. Capitol as Congress attempted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Both Democrats and Republicans in are condemning Wednesday鈥檚

In emails and on Twitter, Ohio鈥檚 members of Congress were quick to respond. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown tweeted it was an attack on democracy.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman, in a post, called on the president to condemn the 鈥渦nacceptable vandalism and violence.鈥�

Republicans in Ohio鈥檚 House delegation, some of whom have said they had planned to protest Wednesday鈥檚 electoral vote count in Congress also joined in the condemnation.

Rep. Bob Gibbs tweeted it was 鈥渟hameful, unacceptable and un-American.鈥�

And Rep. Bill Johnson said he was 鈥渟hocked and dismayed by the violence in the Capitol.鈥�

Democratic Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, called it a 鈥渄ay that will live in infamy.鈥�

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Mark Arehart
Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.
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