(Radio Iowa) (UPDATED) Both of Iowa’s U.S. Senators and all four members of the Iowa delegation in the U.S. House are safe and five of the six have issued public statements denouncing the violence that has erupted in the Capitol. Senator Chuck Grassley is third in line to the presidency and his staff has announced Grassley is safe in a secure location.

Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senator Joni Ernst issued a statement via tweet, calling what’s happening in the Capitol “anarchy and a betrayal of the American ideals we all hold dear.” Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion was first to speak by tweet, saying “no matter the circumstance, this kind of violence and behavior is unacceptable.” Hinson recorded a video message as well.

Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, was next to tweet and it was a direct appeal asking President Trump to tell those attacking Congress to stop. Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull tweeted that “the world is watching” and violence is never the answer.

Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa said in a tweeted statement that “storming government buidings and attacking law enforcement officers is unacceptable.”