BREAKING: Jan. 6 Commission BLOCKED by GOP Senators

BREAKING: Jan. 6 Commission BLOCKED by GOP Senators 1

The bipartisan push to independently investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot suffered a fatal blow Friday, after nearly all Senate Republicans banded together in opposition.

The 54 to 35 outcome, which fell six votes shy of the 60 needed to circumvent a procedural filibuster, followed hours of overnight chaos as lawmakers haggled over unrelated legislation. The vote stood as a blunt rejection by Republicans of an emotional last-minute appeal from the family of a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the insurrection, and an eleventh-hour bid by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to save the measure by introducing changes intended to address her party’s principal objections.

Source: Jan. 6 Commission: Senate Republicans block independent investigation of Capitol riot – The Washington Post


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