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It’s safe for you to report that we are undecided, he added.
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The House is poised to pass legislation establishing a commission focused on probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in which a mob of pro-Trump supporters breached the building.
But how much GOP support the bill will get is in flux after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
“Given the political misdirections that have marred this process, given the now duplicative and potentially counterproductive nature of this effort, and given the Speaker s shortsighted scope that does not examine interrelated forms of political violence in America, I cannot support this legislation,” McCarthy said in a statement released Tuesday morning.
Katko and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson
“Why do they even participate in negotiations at all?” Schumer grumbled.
The Democratic leader pledged to move forward with the bill once it passes the House, even if it has scant Republican support.
“We’ll see what the House vote is like but I want to be clear: I will put the Jan. 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote. Period,” he said.
“Republicans can let their constituents know: Are they on the side of truth or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald Trump
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“There are not many of us that are going to be able to go because they’re limiting it pretty dramatically,” Scalise said. “There are a lot of people that haven’t been before that want to go.”
Lawmakers can’t bring guests, although some have announced “virtual” guests instead to tout notable constituents in their districts.
Pelosi, who normally has a box of seats available to fill, announced Tuesday that Kenneth Tai, the chief health officer at a community health center in San Francisco, will be her virtual guest.
The footprint from other branches of government is also being scaled back dramatically, with most Cabinet and executive officials watching remotely.