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Illinois Lawmakers React to Attack on the Capitol

Illinois Lawmakers React to Attack on the Capitol

by Nico Portuondo and Jay Silver | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Illinois House and Senate members condemned the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as a “shameful chapter in our nation’s history” and “a coup” when pro-President Donald Trump mobs ransacked the Capitol and temporarily derailed Congress’...

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