Overnight chaos in the Senate prevented the bill establishing a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack from getting a vote to block a Republican-led filibuster.
Senate Republicans KILL bill to create a Capitol riot commission despite SIX GOP rebels voting in favor with the Democrats
Senate Republicans tanked the House-passed bill that would create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack
Democrats were unable to override a Republican filibuster placed on the bill during a Friday vote of 54 to 35, with 60 votes needed
Republican Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman and Ben Sasse joined the Democrats Shame on the Republican Party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under the rug because they re afraid of Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer said
The mother of slain Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and his longtime girlfriend were on Capitol Hill Thursday trying to convince Republican senators not to doom the 1/6 commission bill.