More than four months out from Jan. 6, hostility surrounding the riot is deeply felt on Capitol Hill.
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Several Republican lawmakers joined McCarthy in speaking against the commission early Tuesday during a meeting of House Republicans, according to one Republican familiar with the private session who was granted anonymity to discuss it. The Republican who negotiated the bill with Democrats, New York Rep. John Katko, argued in favor.
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McConnell hits pause on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, takes an elevator, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, after a meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, walks with a staffer, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, to a meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 7:53 am EDT
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International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada needs to be a central player in American efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ng joined U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Mexican Economy Secretary Tatiana Clouthier in a virtual Free Trade Commission meeting in the first such meeting under the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
McConnell hits ‘pause’ on Dems’ effort to create Jan. 6 panel
Mary Clare Jalonick, Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro
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.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he is “pushing the pause button,” on the legislation to form the commission, which is expected to pass the House this week despite the opposition of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. That means the bill is likely to have a more difficult path when it reaches the Senate, where majority Democrats will need at least 10 GOP votes to pass it.