Dr. Barry Black, chaplain of the Senate, references the Capitol violence in his closing prayer for Congress’ vote count: “These tragedies have reminded us that words matter…We have been warned that eternal vigilance continues to be freedom’s price.”
“Yesterday was a day when we teetered on the brink of deep waters—waters that, if they were to close over our heads, threaten to overwhelm us and all that we hold dear.”
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