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Republicans poised to block creation of Jan. 6 commission
Republicans poised to block creation of Jan. 6 commission
Republicans point to ongoing congressional probes of the Capitol riot as enough.
Senate Republicans are poised to quash an effort Thursday to establish a bipartisan, independent commission to study the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol that that left five people dead.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his opposition last week -- along with his House GOP counterpart, Kevin McCarthy -- ahead of the House vote approving the measure with 35 Republicans joining Democrats. The high-profile GOP move has provided political cover for most Republicans in both chambers to reject the legislation.
"I do not believe the additional, extraneous commission that Democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts, or promote healing," McConnell said Thurday on the Senate floor. "Frankly, I do not believe it is even designed to do that."
McConnell, McCarthy and most rank-and-file Republicans have said they fear Democrats will try to make political hay out of a commission, dragging out any findings into the crucial 2022 midterm election year, when control of both chambers is at stake.
But Democrats counter that the real reason is that Republicans are too beholden to former President Donald Trump, who was impeached for inciting the mob that ransacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election and who continues to claim, falsely, that the election was stolen.
"I am sorry if an independent commission to study an attack on our democracy isn't a Republican ad maker's idea of a good time. This is too important," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a floor speech Wednesday.
"We need an independent, trusted, bipartisan commission now more than ever. It is critically important to establish a trusted record of events and begin to restore faith in our democracy," Schumer continued.
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Republicans point to ongoing congressional probes of the Capitol riot as enough.
Senate Republicans are poised to quash an effort Thursday to establish a bipartisan, independent commission to study the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol that that left five people dead.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his opposition last week -- along with his House GOP counterpart, Kevin McCarthy -- ahead of the House vote approving the measure with 35 Republicans joining Democrats. The high-profile GOP move has provided political cover for most Republicans in both chambers to reject the legislation.
"I do not believe the additional, extraneous commission that Democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts, or promote healing," McConnell said Thurday on the Senate floor. "Frankly, I do not believe it is even designed to do that."
McConnell, McCarthy and most rank-and-file Republicans have said they fear Democrats will try to make political hay out of a commission, dragging out any findings into the crucial 2022 midterm election year, when control of both chambers is at stake.
But Democrats counter that the real reason is that Republicans are too beholden to former President Donald Trump, who was impeached for inciting the mob that ransacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election and who continues to claim, falsely, that the election was stolen.
"I am sorry if an independent commission to study an attack on our democracy isn't a Republican ad maker's idea of a good time. This is too important," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a floor speech Wednesday.
"We need an independent, trusted, bipartisan commission now more than ever. It is critically important to establish a trusted record of events and begin to restore faith in our democracy," Schumer continued.
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