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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters, joined by newly-elected House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill Friday, May 14, 2021, in Washington. Republicans voted Friday morning for Stefanik to be the new chair for the House Republican Conference, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for criticizing former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Credit: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) 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.
Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans seek to block bipartisan commission to investigate Jan 6 insurrection
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Many Senate Republicans say they want such a panel to look at other violent acts.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCAROAssociated Press
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. He told reporters he s open to hearing the arguments about “whether such a commission is needed.” Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
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.
GOP support for Capitol riot commission in doubt as Mitch McConnell hits pause button Share Updated: 8:02 PM MDT May 18, 2021 By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
GOP support for Capitol riot commission in doubt as Mitch McConnell hits pause button Share Updated: 8:02 PM MDT May 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON – White House officials are seeking to quell anxiety about inflation and the pace of hiring issuing a memo Tuesday that highlights robust economic gains as the United States gets vaccinated and recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, said the administration is “focused on an economic strategy of containing the virus and growing the economy from the bottom-up and middle-out. Data suggest that this strategy is working.” It is from Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, and Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
The memo makes the case to senior administration officials and members of Congress that the government’s $1.9 trillion relief package has helped boost growth and that workers will return to jobs with “fair wages and safe work environments.” It also argues that President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion infrastructure and families plan will lay “the groundwork for st
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