Earlier tonight, the House voted to create a commission to look into the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Thirty-five Republicans joined Democrats to pass it, but they did so over the objections of the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, who opposed the bill. Today, the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, joined him in opposition.
The Republican leadership in Congress seems to be engaged in a coordinated effort to reduce and minimize the attack on the U.S. Capitol, or even erase it all together.
One reason used to oppose the commission is that it would be redundant of work already being done by the Justice Department and Congress itself.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the BJP party of deploying "forgery" to divert public attention from the government's alleged failures in managing the coronavirus pandemic.
A bipartisan group of 20 U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with $46 billion in financial relief over 10 years.
House Backs Jan. 6 Commission, but Senate Path Dims
The vote was a victory for Democrats, who were joined by 35 Republicans in pushing for a full accounting of the deadly riot. But Mitch McConnell voiced opposition, clouding Senate prospects.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Wednesday that Republicans seemed to be “afraid of the truth.”Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
May 19, 2021Updated 9:16 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON A sharply divided House voted on Wednesday to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, overcoming opposition from Republicans determined to stop a high-profile accounting of the deadly pro-Trump riot.