Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he’s against forming an investigative panel to examine the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, calling the Democratic proposal “slanted” and “unbalanced.”
McConnell made the remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday morning.
The House is expected to vote soon on legislation to form the 9/11-style commission, which would be made up with five Republicans and five Democrats. It would be chaired by a Democrat and vice chaired by a Republican.
“After careful consideration, I’ve made the decision to oppose the House Democrats slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of Jan. 6,” McConnell said.
Although the bill is expected to pass the Democratic-held House, it will need support from at least 10 Republicans in the Senate to be sent to President Joe Biden. Otherwise, Democrats may need to make some revisions to the proposal.
McConnell’s opposition follows a similar rejection from House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday.
McCarthy opposes the panel because it focuses only on the January Capitol attack, which was perpetrated by radical supporters of former President Donald Trump who were trying to disrupt Congress’ counting of Electoral College votes that put Biden in office.
The California Republican said any commission should be expanded to investigate other violence, such as the 2017 shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice that seriously wounded Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
Pelosi called McCarthy’s opposition “cowardice.”
“[It is] disappointing but not surprising that the cowardice on the part of some on the Republican side not to want to find the truth.”
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I hope they don’t fall into the Progressive Socialist Democrat trap. How about investigating Antifa and BLM riots that were allowed to continue all of last year and currently FIRST!
AND get that investigation FIRST, before anything happens to jan 6th folk.. Don’t do like Reagan did, and say “OK we will let you say you will DO IT, only if we give in first”… AS WE KNOW exactly what that means….
Stop calling this “mostly peaceful demonstration” anything but a demonstration. Portland is a riot.
“McCarthy opposes the panel because it focuses only on the January Capitol attack” What attack? It was a demonstration, mostly peaceful with a few rowdies (some planted).
AND as we are finding out more and more, MANY OF THOSE ‘rioters’ were WELCOMED INTO the capital building.. ERGO This whole thing, stinks to high hell.
Mitch RINO, you actually stand for something? Is there any political motivation for your decision to stand up to the communist Democrats?
As long as he allows it to be called anything but a demonstration, he is not standing up to anything.
Mitch comes through every once in a while—I just hope he will stand his ground. Ignore Nancy Pelosi’s BS.
Based on past track history, i fear he won’t stand his ground.