'Absolutely Unspeakable': Jamie Raskin Hammers Speaker Johnson Over 'Disrespect' Towards Jan. 6 Officers

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tore into Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his refusal to install a legally mandated plaque honoring the officers serving at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

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00:00Thank you, Congressman Swalwell, for your leadership on this.

00:04It's an honor to be in the presence of Sergeant Connell,

00:07who was forced from the police force because of severe injuries

00:11that were inflicted on him on January 6th

00:14when he fought valiantly for hours to defend us against the extremists,

00:20the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and the mob of marauders who stormed the Capitol.

00:25It's an honor to be here with Officer Hodges,

00:27who was tortured in front of the eyes of the world on TV on the West Front

00:33when he got caught in the door and was pummeled by the rioters.

00:38They, along with Officer Dunn and Officer Fanon,

00:43have come to represent hundreds and hundreds of other officers

00:47who stood in the breach on that day and saved us.

00:50And to me, it's absolutely unspeakable that the Speaker of the House

00:55would continue not only to disrespect them, but to disrespect the rule of law

01:00by refusing to put this plaque up there.

01:03The very final sentence of the plaque reads,

01:05something to the effect that we will never forget your sacrifice and your service to us.

01:12Well, some people have already forgotten their service and their sacrifice,

01:16and in fact, they want everybody else to forget it.

01:19But we are here today because we will never forget how they stood in the breach to defend

01:24not just the Democrats, but the Republicans,

01:28and not just the members of the House, but the members of the Senate,

01:30and not just members of Congress, but Vice President Pence

01:33as they chanted, hang Mike Pence on that day.

01:36So I want to, again, thank them for their service.

01:39We will see to it that future generations of Americans

01:42will be able to regard this plaque

01:44and pay you the proper honor for everything you've done.

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