Rep. Luria Invokes Her Oath In First Select Committee Hearing Investigating January 6

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Congresswoman Elaine Luria today participated in the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. In her questions to four law enforcement officers who were on the frontlines of the attack, Congresswoman Luria invoked the oath she first swore as a 17-year-old at the U.S. Naval Academy, many times during the course of her 20 years of military service, and twice as a member of Congress.

"Our founders understood that the Republic was fragile, and it would be tested. It is a testament to the words those men wrote in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights that we have persevered for over 230 years," Congresswoman Luria said at the hearing. "We will be attacked by people more concerned about their own power, than the good of the country. But my oath, and your oath, to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, will be our guiding light. We will persevere and we will do what is right."

You can watch Rep. Luria's questions here.

Witnesses at today's hearing included: Mr. Harry Dunn, Private First Class, U.S. Capitol Police; Mr. Aquilino Gonell, Sergeant, U.S. Capitol Police; Mr. Michael Fanone, Officer, Metropolitan Police Department; and Mr. Daniel Hodges, Officer, Metropolitan Police Department.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria represents Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee, where she is the committee's Vice Chair, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where she serves as Chair of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, and the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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