Tag: Jan. 6 commission

Sen. Collins ‘Optimistic’ Senate Will Approve Jan. 6 Commission

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday expressed optimism that Senate Democrats and Republicans could reach agreement on establishing a Jan. 6 commission so long as the House-passed bill undergoes several changes. Collins told ABC’s “This Week” that she “strongly” backs the establishment of an independent commission to probe the events around the Jan. 6 Capitol…


Sen. Roy Blunt: ‘Too Early’ to Establish Commission to Probe Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told Fox News on Sunday that Senate Republicans are likely to decide that it’s “too early” to establish a commission to examine the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. “I think it’s too early to create a commission, and I believe Republicans in the Senate will decide that it’s too early to create that…


Rep. Jody Hice: Jan. 6 Commission Will Turn Into ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Trump Supporters [Premiering 05/22 at 7pm ET]

The new commission to investigate the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 will be “one-sided” and ultimately a “witch hunt” against Trump supporters and conservatives, argues Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.). In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Hice to discuss what he sees as some of the biggest challenges facing America today, from cancel culture…


Rep. Jody Hice: Jan. 6 Commission Will Turn Into ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Trump Supporters

The new commission to investigate the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 will be “one-sided” and ultimately a “witch hunt” against Trump supporters and conservatives, argues Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.). In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Hice to discuss what he sees as some of the biggest challenges facing America today, from cancel culture…


House Approves Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Breach of US Capitol

The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The vote was 252-175, with all 217 Democrats in favor of the measure and 35 Republicans joining. The National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act,…


Republicans Split on Votes for Bill to Form Jan. 6 Commission

Republican House members are split on whether they will vote in favor of the legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breech, H.R. 3233, which the House is poised to debate and vote for on Wednesday afternoon.


McConnell Says He Opposes ‘Slanted’ Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he opposes the mostly Democratic-backed Jan. 6 Capitol breach commission announced by a group of lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee last week. The independent commission, as envisioned by House members, would have the power to issue subpoenas. Some Republicans have said that the panel should also…


Trump Calls for Talks on Jan. 6 Commission to Be ‘Ended Immediately’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Republicans to cease all discussion with the Democrats about a bipartisan proposal to launch a commission tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach in Washington. “Republicans in the House and Senate should not approve the Democrat trap of the January 6 Commission. It is just more partisan unfairness…


Speaker Pelosi Will Allow Republican Subpoena Power on Proposed Jan. 6 Commission

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has agreed to allow Republicans in a potential 9/11 style commission to have equal subpoena power and an equal number of members on the panel that would investigate the Jan. 6 breach on the U.S. Capitol, but the scope of what the panel would investigate is still being…


Jan. 6 Commission in Limbo Over Scope and GOP Charges of ‘Hardwired Partisan Slant’

Legislation that would advance what is meant to be a bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol incident is stuck in political quicksand, with fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans over the scope of the investigation and Republican charges that it would be used in a partisan fashion to score political points. House Speaker…