Republican Leader Mitch ติดตั้ง slotxo iosMcConnell announced Wednesday morning that he intends to oppose a bill that would create a commission to examine the events of Jan. 6 - a reversal from one day ago when he told reporters he was undecided on the plan.
The House approved the commission 252-175, with 35 Republicans voting with Democrats. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., In floor remarks earlier Wednesday, reaffirmed his commitment to bringing the commission to a vote on the Senate floor, which would need 60 votes to pass through the divided chamber.
McConnell called the proposal for the commission, which gained some bipartisan support after negotiations from rank-and-file Republicans, "slanted and unbalanced" during his floor remarks.
House Democrats have handled this proposal in partisan bad faith going right back to the beginning. From initially offering a laughable starting point to continuing to insist on various features under the hood that are designed to centralize control over the commission's process and its conclusions in Democratic hands, "McConnell said, a day after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy rejected the proposed commission.
Repeating arguments made by some Senate Republicans, McConnell also said it's unclear whether a commission is needed with multiple Senate and police investigations already ongoing.
"It's not at all clear what new facts or additional investigation yet another commission could actually lay on top of existing efforts by law enforcement and Congress," McConnell said. "The facts have come out and they'll continue to come out."