Team,

This is a dark day for our democracy and our country. The Capitol is a sacred land in our nation and should not be a place under siege. I am safe but heartbroken by this assault on our beautiful Capitol and our American democracy.

For the work of democracy to go forward, we must redouble our commitment to healing our country. What we are seeing today is not who we are as a nation, and we cannot let it define what America will become.

We still have work to do. Congress must come together tonight as soon as the Capitol is safe and finish the job of certifying this election. We cannot let these violent voices drown out our democracy. You've elected us to protect and defend the constitution, and we need to do exactly that.

In solidarity,

Andy Kim