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Senate Republicans Block Jan. 6 Riot Commission
“This vote has made it official: Donald Trump’s Big Lie has now fully enveloped the Republican Party. Donald Trump’s Big Lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of Lincoln.”
Mr. Schumer told reporters Friday that he supported moving forward with a Democratic-led investigation, while noting that he might force another vote on the commission.
“It would be much better to do it in a bipartisan way, and that’s what this bill did, but better to investigate with a select committee than not investigate,” he said.
The House authorized the creation of the commission last week, 252 to 175, with 35 Republicans voting with Democrats in defiance of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) and Mr. Trump. But without Senate passage, the commission can’t be established.
The legislation was the product of talks between the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democrat Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, and the panel’s top-ranking Republican, John Katko of New York. The panel would have had five members appointed by Democratic leaders and five by Republican leaders. Both sides would have shared responsibility for issuing subpoenas.
“This vote has made it official: Donald Trump’s Big Lie has now fully enveloped the Republican Party. Donald Trump’s Big Lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of Lincoln.”
Mr. Schumer told reporters Friday that he supported moving forward with a Democratic-led investigation, while noting that he might force another vote on the commission.
“It would be much better to do it in a bipartisan way, and that’s what this bill did, but better to investigate with a select committee than not investigate,” he said.
The House authorized the creation of the commission last week, 252 to 175, with 35 Republicans voting with Democrats in defiance of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) and Mr. Trump. But without Senate passage, the commission can’t be established.
The legislation was the product of talks between the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democrat Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, and the panel’s top-ranking Republican, John Katko of New York. The panel would have had five members appointed by Democratic leaders and five by Republican leaders. Both sides would have shared responsibility for issuing subpoenas.
