Politics & Government
Riverside County Lawmakers Safe After Capitol Building Stormed
Reps. Ken Calvert (R-Corona), Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Raul Ruiz (D-Coachella Valley), and Mark Takano (D-Riverside) were all safe.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Three congressmen who represent Riverside County and who were in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday for the Electoral College certification process are reported safe following a breach by protestors and a lockdown.
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona), Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Coachella Valley), and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) were reported unharmed amid the Washington D.C. turmoil.
The U.S. Capitol is on lockdown, I am safe. But I cannot believe that it has gotten to this point, my heart breaks for our country today. Trump has enabled this behavior by peddling conspiracies and lies and incited violence. Every one of my Republican colleagues must condemn it.
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) January 6, 2021
The protestors disrupting the constitutional process right now must back down and let Congress do their job. This is no way to express their disappointment in the election process. Violence is never acceptable.
— Ken Calvert (@KenCalvert) January 6, 2021
In addition to tweets from Takano and Calvert, a spokesman for Rep. Ruiz confirmed to Patch that the congressman was safe.
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"He is safe and in a secure location," Ruiz spokesman Graham Senor said.
A spokesperson for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) would not comment as to whether the congressman was in Washington Wednesday. The spokesperson did say, however, that Issa was safe. The congressman represents a section of Temecula. He was sworn into office over the weekend on Jan. 3.
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U.S. Capitol Police evacuated both the Library of Congress and the Cannon House Office Building Wednesday afternoon, after many demonstrators marched down to the U.S. Capitol following a speech by President Donald Trump and breached the Capitol Building, according to news reports.
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