(Radio Iowa) – The six members of Iowa’s congressional delegation used words like “unAmerican” and “deplorable” to describe yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) attack at the U.S. Capitol. In a written statement, Senator Chuck Grassley said the perpetrators deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa says it was frightening to be on the House floor as rioters stormed the building. “It’s a sad day in our democracy,” Miller-Meeks said during an online news conference.

Miller-Meeks says it was unacceptable for Trump supporters to storm government buildings and attack police.”They’re angry. They are frustrated. They’re disappointed. All of that’s understandable, as we saw social unrest over the summer,” Miller-Meeks says, “but there are proper ways….to protest.” Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, is calling for a security review after Capitol Police allowed the mob into the building.

“All hell broke loose. They stormed the Capitol. Police were overrun,” Axne says. “I’m currently watching videos of people sitting in the speaker’s chair, traipsing through the Capitol…It’s just been something else. It’s a very dangerous situation.” Axne says the rioters were trying to stage a coup. “It’s a really, really dark day here in America,” Axne says. Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, calls it anarchy. “We have a First Amendment right…to peacefully protest, but this has gone way too far,” Feenstra says. “I’m sad. I’m sad for our country.”

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) violence and behavior was unacceptable. “This is not how we do things in the United States of America,” Hinson said. Senator Joni Ernst issued a written statement, saying what happened at the Capitol was anarchy and a betrayal of the American ideals we all hold dear.