On the one-year anniversary of the attack, Vice President Kamala Harris underscored the gravity of the January 6 uprising by comparing them to Pearl Harbor and 9/11.

Harris said, "Some of the dates are echoed throughout history, including dates that immediately remind everyone who lived through them, and what they were doing, when our democracy was under attack. " "Dates that not only hold a place on our calendars, but a place in our collective memory: December 7, 1941, September 11, 2001, and January 6, 2021."

Harris recalled his own experience that day, describing how his staff were "converting filing cabinets into barricades" after he and other lawmakers were evicted from Senate and House chambers.

He emphasized how the day of the Capitol siege represented the "fragility and strength" of democracy.

"The fragility of our democracy is this: if we are not vigilant, if we do not protect it, democracy simply will not stand up," Harris said. "It will falter, and it will fail."

Despite the "violent attack" that impeded Congress in ratifying the presidential election, Harris said the strength of American democracy was demonstrated later that night.

"Nevertheless, when I returned to the Senate chamber that night, I saw the resolve in my elected leaders—not their dedication, but their loyalty, not to the party or individual, but to the Constitution of the United States—to testify to the election." - It shows its strength," he said.

Harris also commended the "valor of the Capital Police" and other first responders "who answered the call that day, including those who later succumbed to wounds, both visible and invisible."

"Our condolences are with all the families who have lost a loved one," Harris said.

Harris ended with the question of whether January 6 will be remembered as "a moment that exposed the world's oldest, largest democracy, or a moment when we passed our democracy for generations to come." Decided to secure and strengthen."