Legislation To Create Jan. 6 Commission Has Limited Bipartisan Support
Legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol insurrection could come up for a vote Wednesday, but it now appears that it may have very limited bipartisan support.
The bill that would create the commission, H.R. 3233, is the product of intense negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders in the House Homeland Security Committee. The committee s ranking member, Rep. John Katko, (R) NY-24, gave the bill a ringing endorsement Tuesday during testimony before the House Rules Committee. The American people expect Congress to put partisanship aside for the sake of our homeland security, Katko said in his opening remarks on HR 3233. That is exactly what this bill does.
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1. TODAY ON THE HILL: The Capitol riot continues to be a litmus test for lawmakers whose workplace was the target of an insurrection. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to distance himself from his initial response of outrage, the latest example coming Tuesday when he privately urged Republicans to reject a bipartisan 9/11-style commission after deputizing a GOP leadership member to push for a deal on exactly that.
All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, though it’s unclear as of Wednesday morning how many Republican lawmakers will join Democrats in supporting the bill.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came out in strong opposition to the bipartisan deal, but GOP sources familiar with the matter said that as many as 40 House Republicans could back the plan in part because of the 29 GOP members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group that endorsed the plan Tuesday.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, though it's unclear as of Wednesday morning how many Republican lawmakers will join Democrats in supporting the bill.