The curator responsible for the House's art collection is expected to ask lawmakers to allot $25,000 to repair artifacts displayed outside the chamber that were damaged during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Farar Elliott, the House curator, is slated to say in prepared testimony on Wednesday before the House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing funding for the legislative branch that the $25,000 is needed to fix eight objects in the hallways leading to the House chamber that were covered in fire extinguisher residue during the insurrection by former President Trump Donald Trump Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE 's supporters. The objects include marble and granite busts of former Speakers Joe Cannon, Champ Clark, Joe Martin, and Thomas Brackett Reed; portraits of former Presidents James Madison and John Quincy Adams; a bust of Chippewa leader Be shekee; and a statue of former President Thomas Jefferson. ADVERTISEMENT Elliott explained in the prepared testimony that the curatorial staff would have to implement a special treatment plan to remove the stains caused by the fire extinguisher residue. "Fire extinguisher particulate contains a yellow dye that can discolor the surfaces it touches, particularly porous stone such as marble," Elliott plans to testify. Numerous members of the mob used aerosols like bear spray and pepper spray to attack police officers and removed fire extinguishers from the walls in the Capitol, leaving a layer of residue all over the floors throughout the building. The five-figure sum put forth by the House curator is only a fraction of the costs to taxpayers incurred by the Jan. 6 insurrection. Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton noted in his prepared testimony for Wednesday's hearing that the House and Senate ...
