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This week the House of Representatives pushed ahead with debate over a proposed “National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex,” continuing an obsession with what has become a never-ending wedge issue that is invoked indiscriminately.
What happened on January 6 should not be forgotten, nor should those who broke our laws be given a free pass. They must be held accountable for their actions in accordance with America’s criminal justice system.
A reporter for Politico is under fire for amplifying a letter that falsely suggested US Capitol Police condemned GOP lawmakers for not backing a 9/11-style commission to probe the events of Jan. 6.
House passes bill to create investigative commission on Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By Megan Ziegler and Austin Williams
Published
WASHINGTON - The House voted Wednesday to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican increasingly line up against the bipartisan investigation and align themselves with former President Donald Trump.
Democrats say an independent investigation is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump s supporters smashed into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden s victory. Modeled after the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the legislation would establish an independent, 10-member commission that would make recommendations by the end of the year for securing the Capitol and preventing another insurrection. It passed the House 252-175.
The bill creating the commission, which would have subpoena power, passed 252-175.
Credit: AP Author: Abby Livingston The Texas Tribune Published: 8:23 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 8:30 PM CDT May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON The U.S. House approved the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of and government response to the Jan. 6 insurrection during which a pro-Donald Trump mob violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to block the certification of the 2020 election results. Several Texas congressional members braced themselves that day for hand-to-hand combat but were able to escape to safety thanks to the police and successful barricades.