Nearly three dozen Republicans voted in favor of a bill approved by the House to create a bipartisan commission similar to the one following 9/11 to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The 252 to 175 vote included 35 GOP members voting yes to the measure. No Democrats voted against the legislation.
Among the 35 Republicans who supported the effort were the same 10 members who voted to impeach Trump following the events of Jan. 6.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had expressed his opposition to the effort. He noted several investigations were already ongoing and that any commission needed to encompass more than only the event of the single day.
“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 ahead of the House vote.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also announced his opposition to the commission ahead of the House vote. “After careful consideration, I’ve made a decision to oppose the House Democrats’ slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of Jan. 6,” he said Wednesday during a Senate session.
New York Republican Rep. John Katko was among the GOP members who supported the measure. “To my friends on both sides of the aisle – I welcome honest, vigorous, and civil debate. At the end of the day, I strongly believe this is a fair and necessary legislation,” he said on the House floor. “I encourage all members, Republicans and Democrats alike, to put down their swords for once, just for once, and support this bill.”
Pelosi shared her pleasure with the “bipartisan” effort. When asked about McCarthy’s concerns, she offered her own response, according to NPR: “I’m very pleased that we have a bipartisan bill to come to the floor and it’s disappointing, but not surprising, that the cowardice on the part of some on the Republican side not to want to find the truth.”
The bill now moves to the Senate, where it will thankfully face an unlikely battle to reach the 60 votes needed for approval.
The fiasco highlights one major problem within the current House situation. Not all those who call themselves Republicans are true conservatives. A growing number of RINOs (Republicans in name only) have found their way into office in recent years.
We’re not just talking about Wyoming’s Liz Cheney, who was recently removed from leadership from her own party for her ongoing attacks on Trump and her own party’s beliefs. We’re talking about nearly three dozen House members who now bow to political pressure over Pelosi’s plans to further attack Trump and his supporters.
Yes, those who committed acts of violence in the U.S. Capitol were in the wrong. No, most of those attending Trump’s rally were not part of the problem.
The blurring of all conservatives with extremists ready to break windows and destroy property might make for good political highlights, but fails to represent true conservative American values.
It’s time to reject the betrayal within the Republican party and unite around the convictions that make America great before it is too late.
Need the names of those supporting the bill. They need to be mentioned often so they can be primaried.
I agree !! They are the kind of people like the Democrats that can not see the two faced kind of legislation that comes from the liberals !!!
I agree
Investigate the DC Mayor and DCPolice. Nancy doesn’t want voting fraud investigation but she wamts The Jam. 6 DC riot’s investigate.d??!! Anything to distract from ballot fraud investigation and borders. How much lamdvat border the democrats are selling to China.
Prayers
This video is interesting , where the Capitol Police let the protestors in. Then the hired antifa told to wear red caps took over. Trump supporters don’t dress in black. Most wear all red, white and blue. Most are retired, knee, heart and back problems , and could not scale a wall, This group looked like the one Soros hired last summer to tear up the cities. https://tv.gab.com/channel/a/view/new-video-from-january-6th-destroys-60a27feb172642ad680eb8f7
Very true, Joyce. Pushing this commission is just more of Pelosi’s political theater and should be ignored as rubbish. For those RINO’S who support this unnecessary “commission”, why would you support Pelosi when there are other investigations already underway? She’s snagged you and you cannot see that this is a plot to defame Trump, yet again. Why not move FORWARD and start dealing with some of the horrific problems Biden has created, like joblessness, immigration chaos, etc? You’re stuck in the past and your animosity will come to bite you in the butt if you persist…it’s how karma works!! Wake up and deal with the REAL problems facing your constituents! Oh, and as for your reelection, don’t count on it. You’ve betrayed those who got you your job but they won’t be fooled again. Shameful behavior for people calling themselves representatives of the people!!
The only violence that day was perpetrated by the black police officer who murdered an unarmed white woman. If it were the other way around the officer would be fired on the spot. January 6th was a literal peaceful protest.
I was at the capitol Jan 6th and had a totally different perspective than what MSM presented. We came to be heard, but our news enemies presented a false narrative that made that made us the problem. Lies are the problem.
Republicans “really”. I suppose this does not include why democrats support the violence of antifa or BLM. Does it involve why numerous democrats call for violence again Trump supporters. Of course not because no one in congress gives a damn. Violence bad against the left. Violence good against the right and middle or the jew. I seriously see a Hitler style of government rising. But congress couldn.t be bothered by it.
Politicians paid by us and are our servants take to much for granted. They assume that they are in control. We the people are the bosses and when servants do harm to the employers , then it’s time for the employers to get rid of those servants. The Democrats have continually did nothing but hard those they are supposed to support.
Therefore I see almost all politicians as criminals that need to face the rath of We The People. As I see it now , all Democrats are felony criminals an if they keep committing crimes against the people then they will eventually pay a terrible price for those crimes. Democrats do not act as Americans and actions speak louder than words.
The problem with ANY study commission is that Democrats will be running it. This means it will be saturated with lies, designed to benefit Democrats. I wonder if Americans know when the Democrat Party turned proCommunist? The party wasn’t always this way – it used to be proAmerican! Did it come from the crazy 60s?
Any observer who cares about truth knows that the Jan 6 riot was planned well in advance by George Soros funded BLM and Antifa organizations. The tactics used were simple. Allow people dressed as Trump supporters to enter the building, and follow them. Perform any and all violence they thought they could get away with, and then blame any “trump supporters” they could identify, by complaining to the police. I do firmly believe that Nancy Pelosi was part of the planning. And the anti American main stream press followed the lie along, dutifully!
The dems are the biggest hipacrit. Antifa and BLM has been rioting for a Year!!! (So called peaceful protest) burning the country’s cities, fanning the fire of hatred!!!!! Not a word against them. Conservative’s show their anger once an we are labeled the devil!!!!! The real threat to USA is left-wing extremists!!!!!!! Which is 10 times more dangerous than the KKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Katko. If it’s truly going to be honest, vigorous and fair, it needs to look at all the evidence, including what Nancy Pelosi has been hiding from view since January 6.
do not support the republican party but those who are true to Trump and conservative at individual. why belong to a damn party anyways. I never join a bloody party but can vote as an individual. we need term limits and no benefits for these Congress men and women and call them out if they are corrupt. they should not have all these benefits either. it is not a bloody long term job. they need to be changed like babies do or they start to think they are gods and we need them to run our times. remember they work for us and not for themselves like they, on a whole, seem to be doing for a long time.
These so call Republicans needs to replaced Now.
These so call Republicans needs to replaced Now. We need names of th these 35 RINOS