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Theres some deals that are struck. youve got collins now saying there are changes to the commission on staffing and to wind it down 30 days earlier and it seems to me that these are fine commissions but again its all a question of are their ten votes are not? >> right and were seeing how the filibuster stifles bipartisanship before our eyes, right? if there was a majority vote situation it would pass on a bipartisan basis and they would probably get the vote. collins, romney, and murkowski. the ...

Pre-judge these things, pronouncement of something when you dont have all the information you need. this is going the take some time. to capitol hill now, where the future of the independent january 6th commission hangs in the balance the senate can vote on the procedural vote to move it. senator murkowski is the only republican who supports outright. meanwhile senator collins is making a last-ditch to broker a deal on the january 6th commission. collins plans to vote yes for the procedural ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Tuesday that she would back a Democrat-led bill to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Commission that was supposed to be bipartisan. supposed to be sort of at a different level than what lawmakers would be able to do up here on capitol hill. it is not likely that those changes would be made at this point, and you should keep in mind that even if you got senator susan collins to support a bill that romney and murkowski have said they will support with democrats, that is still just a handful of republicans. that is not ten republicans, which is what would be needed to get this bill...

Senate vote on this as early as this week. murkowski of alaska became the first senate republican to announce support for the commission. romney and collins say they support the commission but want changes made to it first. meanwhile, political reports democratic senator joe manchin is standing by the filibuster. quote, manchin reiterated that he wont lower the 60 vote threshold even if senate republicans block an independent commission on january six in the coming days. back with us again tonig...

Minority leaders of the house and senate. senator manchin and senator murkowski wrote, inaction is not an option. congress must come together , just as we have done time and again, to reaffirm our longstanding bipartisan commitment to free, accessible and secure elections for all. leading off our discussion tonight is stacey abrams, the founder of the voter protection fair fight action, and she is the author of the new novel "while justice sleeps" which is now number 1 on the "new york times" be...

Who is terrified of ever having to testify under oath about what he knows about the january 6th attack on the capitol. this, week democratic senator, joe manchin, and -- reached a bipartisan agreement of exactly two senators to reauthorize a provision of a voting rights act that had been struck down by the supreme court and a letter between pelosi and schumer in the senate along with the republican minority leaders of the house and senate. senator manchin and senator murkowski wrote. senator man...

DC delegation is a powerful trifecta for Alaska Author: Carol Ashlock Published 4 hours ago Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski talk with Rep. Don Young as the ceremony begins. A bronze statue of Ted Stevens was unveiled during a ceremony at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on February 23, 2019. Stevens, who died in 2010, served in the U.S. Senate for 40 years. (Marc Lester / ADN) Share on Facebook Print article If Alaska wants results out of Washington, D.C, we need to ke...

Print article A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned the integrity of elections and described the “Twilight” books and movies as evil. Many of the articles, blogs and posts by candidate Kelly Tshibaka have been deleted but some are available through archived internet pages, as first reported Tuesday by CNN. Tshibaka said in an email to The Associated Press that the CNN article “is ju...

Bush & RINO Senators Push To Help Biden Pass Amnesty for Illegals George W Bush, who left office as the most unpopular President in modern history, is back in the saddle focused on passing the Amnesty for millions of illegals ALIPAC.us helped defeat during his term in 2006 & 2007! Current reports from Breitbart indicate the following Republicans met with Bidens Democrats to plot Amnesty for illegals and they are... Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Lisa...