CNN's Jamie Gangel reports on why House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he's opposing an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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House majority leader says he would pursue select committee if Jan. 6 commission bill fails in Senate
From CNN s Annie Grayer
Rep. Steny Hoyer speaks during a news conference near the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on May 19 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CNN “of course” when asked if he would pursue a select committee to investigate what happened on Jan. 6 if the bill to create an independent commission fails in the Senate.
The House is slated to vote on the bill today, but it could face an uphill battle in the Senate as it needs at least 10 Republicans in the chamber to join all 50 Democrats to overcome a 60-vote filibuster and pass the bill.
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Replay Video It s a little like the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership only this time out in the open and with possible consequences for policy and security. A vote that might have seemed non-controversial a few months back, establishing a commission to investigate the attempted Capitol insurrection, comes to the House floor on Wednesday with the only question being how many Republicans support it. The top Republican on the Homeland Security Committee got Democrats to agree to an equal partisan makeup and to require that subpoenas for witnesses have bipartisan support. Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., supports it but House leadership, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, does not, with McCarthy saying among other things that it ignores the political violence that has struck American cities.
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