House Republicans kept a woman in their third-highest post. What stops GOP women from climbing higher? Catherine Wineinger House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks to reporters as, from left, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.); and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) listen on May 14 in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Last week, House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from party leadership because she wouldn’t stop objecting to former president Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election. She was replaced by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a vocal Trump supporter and now the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress.
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House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate
The House voted Wednesday to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, with 35 Republicans breaking with their party to support the bill.
The final vote was 252-175. The GOP defections showcased a significant break with Republican leadership in the chamber and former President Donald Trump, who urged members to vote against the legislation.
The bill now moves to the Senate where it faces an uncertain fate as GOP resistance is growing.
Wednesday’s vote, which came as some Republicans have tried to downplay the violence that occurred on January 6 and align themselves with Trump’s version of reality, was still opposed by most rank-and-file Republicans, after House GOP leaders mobilized against the agreement that had been struck by fellow Republican Rep. John Katko of New York.
U.S. House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
UPDATE: The U.S. House has passed a bill to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to the U.S. Senate as Republicans have increasingly lined up against the bipartisan investigation and aligned themselves with former President Donald Trump.
Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump’s supporters broke 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.
House approves January 6 commission despite GOP opposition By Grace Segers Top Republicans oppose panel to probe Capitol riot
Washington The House voted on Wednesday to approve legislation to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, despite growing opposition from Republicans who object to the proposed structure and scope of the panel.
The bill, which was negotiated in part by a GOP congressman, passed by a vote of 252 to 175, with all Democrats and 35 Republicans voting in favor. But the bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate, as it is unclear whether it will receive enough Republican support to advance.