{"id":170349,"date":"2021-02-24T17:45:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=170349"},"modified":"2021-02-24T23:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T04:14:19","slug":"mcconnell-slams-pelosis-partisan-commission-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-slams-pelosis-partisan-commission-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell slams Pelosi\u2019s partisan commission proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-slams-pelosis-partisan-commission-proposal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=170349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2378671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378671\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2378671 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231343182-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 23: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heads to the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon in the subway of the U.S. Capitol on February 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2378671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 FEBRUARY 23: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heads to the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon in the subway of the U.S. Capitol on February 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:05 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, February 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for proposing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/02\/24\/mcconnell-democrats-one-sixth-commission-471350\">partisan commission<\/a> to investigate the January 6 Capitol protests. On Wednesday, McConnell said Pelosi\u2019s commission would include seven appointments for Democrats, but only four Republicans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2378672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378672\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2378672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1297639867.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her first weekly news conference under the new Biden administration on January 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi held her first news conference as the Biden administration takes office. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2378672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 21: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her first weekly news conference under the new Biden administration on January 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pelosi drafted her proposal using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9-11commission.gov\/\">9-11 Commission<\/a> as precedent. However, McConnell noted the 9-11 Commission was bipartisan, which in turn gave Americans more confidence in lawmakers\u2019 sweeping recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn inquiry with a hardwired partisan slant would never be legitimate in the eyes of the American people,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cAn undertaking that is uneven or unjust would not help our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2378674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378674\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2378674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1230453852-1.jpg\" alt=\"Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY \/ AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2378674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>McConnell said he would be more open to a commission that looked into Capitol protests and protests for social justice over the summer.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/n-y-assemblyman-calls-on-cuomo-to-repeal-legal-immunity-to-hospitals-and-nursing-homes\/\">N.Y. 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