Dear neighbors,

Last week’s attack in DC was beyond reprehensible. And worst of all, the thousands of people who stormed the Capitol were incited and encouraged by Donald Trump and his most loyal allies in Congress – all in effort to stop the certification of Joe Biden as our next President.

Never in my life did I believe a violent act of insurrection like this would happen in an effort to overthrow a legal U.S. election. But it did happen -- and now we must find a path forward. In an op-ed for the Boston Globe, I laid out a plan to do just that.

Step one is to remove Donald Trump from office. He is a serious threat to our nation’s security in his last few days in office and we cannot allow him to hold his position any longer. For that reason, I voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump. 

This accountability must also apply to the Members of Congress who aided and abetted Donald Trump in inciting the mob to attack Congress. Their intentional lies about the security of our elections for their own self gain is what led to the anger and caused the attack. They must face real consequences or they will not stop.

Despite last week’s attack, I am thankful the Capitol has been secured and that five days from now, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as our next President. I am optimistic that with a new President leading the way, we can begin healing and rebuilding our democracy.

Until then, we will not let violence and disinformation derail our work or the will of the people.

Sincerely,

Lori