Pelosi: House Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Commission
The bill, according to members of the committee, would include an equal number of Democrats and Republicans.
“It is imperative that we seek the truth of what happened on January 6 with an independent, bipartisan 9/11-type Commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes and security” of the incident, Pelosi said in a statement.
Members of the commission will be law enforcement experts, civil liberties, cybersecurity, and civil rights, the committee said in a news release. It will also have the ability to issue subpoenas for information related to their information, although the subpoenas will require a bipartisan vote.
Hack or no hack, the GOP-to-fossil-fuel-industry pipeline is running just fine.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
“The Colonial Pipeline crisis shows that we need more American energy to fuel our economy, not less.” So tweeted Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, shortly after a cyberattack prompted Colonial to shut down a pipeline serving huge chunks of the East Coast. McCarthy chided the Biden administration for canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and “leaving our energy supply more vulnerable to attacks.”
“The cyberattack and shutdown of Colonial Pipeline serves as a stark reminder of the need for more pipelines to ensure Americans have access to affordable, reliable energy.” So tweeted Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, a trade lobby for oil and gas companies.
Rep. Chip Roy on Friday congratulated Rep. Elise Stefanik for winning the election to be House Republicans' new conference chair and said it is time for the party to “move forward” in its battles against Democrats.
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