Pelosi leads moment of silence for Jan. 6 attack, Dick Cheney attends with daughter
Pelosi honors the 'defenders of our democracy' in tribute one year after Capitol attack
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., honored the "defenders of democracy" who ensured Congress resumed its work following the Jan. 6 attack.
Pelosi paid tribute to law enforcement officers, staff and others who made possible the peaceful transfer of power despite the attack by a mob seeking to stop President Biden's electoral win certification.
"Because of them, Congress was able to defeat the insurrection," Pelosi said before leading a moment of silence on the House floor one year after the riot.
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The House is out of session, so the chamber was not full, aside from some Democratic lawmakers. The only two Republicans spotted by reporters were Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and her father, Dick Cheney.
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The former vice president was asked about how he thinks GOP leadership today has responded to the Jan. 6 attack.
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"It's not a leadership that resembles any of the folks I knew when I was here for 10 years," Dick Cheney told reporters.
Asked whether he was disappointed with the way Republicans have treated his daughter, Liz, he responded: "My daughter can take care of herself."
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Liz Cheney was voted out of her House GOP leadership post after supporting former President Trump's impeachment for the Jan. 6 attack and continually calling on him to be held accountable. She and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., are the only two Republican members of the Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack.
Pelosi vetoed two picks of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., which prompted him to boycott the committee altogether.
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Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are leading a series of events Thursday, one year after the attack.
Fox News' Kelly Phares contributed to this report.