Joe Manchin Won t Nix Filibuster to Get Capitol Riot Commission: Won t Destroy Our Government
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Not all Senate Republicans are ready to kill legislation setting up an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Just most of them.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, for instance, is trying to see through a couple of changes that might allay supposed Republican concerns about the bill. One would involve tightened language giving Republican commissioners a say in staff hiring, even though the current staffing language essentially a copy-paste of that from the 9/11 Commission already gives them a lever. Another would shorten the commission’s work to ensure it doesn’t bleed into an election year.
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But most Senate Republicans are past pretending that their opposition to the bipartisan bill that the House passed last week and which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said is “likely” to get a Senate vote this week is based on an ambiguous interpretation of the word “consultation” in the legislation’s staffing clause. The Republican leader, Mitch
The Senate Is About to Face Its First Real Filibuster Test Slate 3 days ago Jim Newell © Provided by Slate Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheons on Capitol Hill on May 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Not all Senate Republicans are ready to kill legislation setting up an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Just most of them.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, for instance, is trying to see through a couple of changes that might allay supposed Republican concerns about the bill. One would involve tightened language giving Republican commissioners a say in staff hiring, even though the current staffing language essentially a copy-paste of that from the 9/11 commission already gives them a lever. Another would to shorten the commission’s work to ensure it doesn’t bleed into an election year.