WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:

Today, on the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor (https://senator-mark-kelly.app.box.com/s/tgyrpp6110gwsd4akh4gdhituzi67uh4) to reflect on his firsthand experience that day and to warn against ongoing efforts by President Donald Trump to minimize, excuse, or rewrite what happened.

In his remarks, Kelly recounted being on the Senate floor as Arizona's electoral votes were challenged, described when it became clear how much worse it could have been, and encouraged all Americans to continue participating in our democracy.

Kelly detailed how quickly the situation escalated and how close the attack cam...