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Peter Welch: “January 6th happened. It's the first time in the history of…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Reproductive Rights Roundtable - Congressman Peter Welch.

Published | Video Starts at 32:45

You know, and I do want to say something about how divided the country is. We all know that, you know, January 6th happened. It's the first time in the history of our country we've had a violent attack on the Capitol. in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power. And what has happened with the Dobbs decision is that it is added to the division at a time when … (32:45–32:54)

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Asserts that January 6th was the first violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in history.

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