Congress has confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner, hours after violent protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers resolved to work almost through the night to uphold the will of the voters. The Capitol was under siege for hours Wednesday, forcing lawmakers into hiding before being evacuated by police.

President Trump promised an "orderly transition" on Jan. 20. 

Senator Chris Murphy issued a statement on yesterday's breach of the United States Capitol complex.  He said while peaceful protests are deeply patriotic, insurrection is sedition. 

4th District Congressman Jim Himes, one of the few lawmakers on the floor at the time, echoed those remarks.  Himes says announcements were made to get to the floor, and that gas masks under the chairs should be put on as tear gas was deployed in the rotunda.

5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes was told to shelter in her office, before being moved to an undisclosed location.  In nearly 15 years of teaching American history, Hayes says she could have never found the words to explain this act of sedition to her students.

Senator Richard Blumenthal says he was sickened by scenes of anarchist mobs swarming the Capitol, calling it an assault on the heart of our democracy.