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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters, joined by newly-elected House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill Friday, May 14, 2021, in Washington. Republicans voted Friday morning for Stefanik to be the new chair for the House Republican Conference, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for criticizing former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Credit: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate Republicans are signaling that they will try to block or at least slow down a Democratic effort to create a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, threatening the chances of a deeper, independent look at the siege and how it could be prevented from happening again.
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Many Senate Republicans say they want such a panel to look at other violent acts.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCAROAssociated Press
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. He told reporters he s open to hearing the arguments about “whether such a commission is needed.” Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
WASHINGTON Senate Republicans are signaling that they will try to block – or at least slow down a Democratic effort to create a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, threatening the chances of a deeper, independent look at the siege and how it could be prevented from happening again.
U.S. Capitol attack commission advances in Congress, Republicans resist
By Richard Cowan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A proposal to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of Donald Trump s supporters advanced in Congress on Tuesday even as one key Republican announced opposition and another suggested the former president could become a witness.
The Democratic-backed proposal won approval in the House of Representatives Rules Committee, setting up a planned vote in the full House on Wednesday. The party-line vote in the committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, came hours after Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a Trump ally, announced his opposition.