House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "bears responsibility" for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said Tuesday.

"It is a fact the U.S. Capitol Police raised concerns, and rather than providing them with the support and resources they needed and deserved, she prioritized her partisan political optics over their safety," Stefanik said.

Stefanik's comments in Washington, D.C. came as a House committee investigating the riot at the Capitol took testimony from police officers who defended the building that day.

Stefanik earlier this year replaced Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 GOP lawmaker in the House conference. Cheney, who was appointed to the committee investigating the riot by Pelosi, has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, and the false claims he won the election.

Supporters of the former president on Jan. 6 stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying the election of President Joe Biden.