{"id":526983,"date":"2021-05-19T19:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=526983"},"modified":"2021-05-19T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T23:20:35","slug":"house-passes-bill-creating-capitol-riot-commission-with-support-from-dozens-of-republicans-rebuking-gop-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-bill-creating-capitol-riot-commission-with-support-from-dozens-of-republicans-rebuking-gop-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Bill Creating Capitol Riot Commission With Support From Dozens Of Republicans, Rebuking GOP Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fhouse-passes-bill-creating-capitol-riot-commission-with-support-from-dozens-of-republicans-rebuking-gop-leadership%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=526983&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--><ul>\n<li><strong>The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would create a bipartisan, 9\/11-style commission into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with dozens of Republicans joining Democrats in a rebuke of GOP leadership.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The bill passed with GOP support, even though Republican leadership opposed it and launched a last-ditch effort to convince its members to vote against it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cGiven the political misdirections that have marred this process \u2026 and given the Speaker\u2019s shortsighted scope that does not examine interrelated forms of political violence in America, I cannot support this legislation,\u201d House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThis moment is a choice, a choice between the truth or siding with the originator of the \u2018Big Lie\u2019,\u201d said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern. \u201cTo my friends on the other side, I\u2019m asking you to lead with the courage of your convictions.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would create a bipartisan, 9\/11-style commission into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with dozens of Republicans joining Democrats in a rebuke of GOP leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed 252 to 175 with support of 35 Republicans, even though top GOP leaders opposed it and launched a last-ditch effort to convince its members to vote against it. It was authored by Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and New York Republican Rep. John Katko, the top lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee, and focuses <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/lawmakers-deal-bipartisan-9-11-style-commission-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solely on the Capitol riot<\/a> instead of adopting a wider scope as some Republicans previously insisted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a growing consensus that the January 6th attack is of a complexity and national significance that what we need [is] an independent commission to investigate,\u201d Thompson and Katko said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/chairman-thompson-announces-bipartisan-agreement-with-ranking-member-katko-to-create-commission-to-investigate-the-january-6-attack-on-the-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> after they reached agreement Friday. \u201cInaction \u2014 or just moving on \u2014 is simply not an option. The creation of this commission is our way of taking responsibility for protecting the U.S. Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about facts. It\u2019s not partisan politics,\u201d Katko said while defending the bill on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.documentcloud.org\/documents\/20708725\/us-capitol-jan-6_bill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legislation<\/a> secured support from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the House Problem Solvers Caucus, it was criticized as \u201cshortsighted\u201d and \u201cslanted\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/republicans-jan-6-commission-chip-roy-marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/mitch-mcconnell-opposes-january-6-commission-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch McConnell<\/a>, the House and Senate Minority Leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the political misdirections that have marred this process \u2026 and given the Speaker\u2019s shortsighted scope that does not examine interrelated forms of political violence in America, I cannot support this legislation,\u201d McCarthy said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference ahead of Wednesday\u2019s vote, Thompson said that House leadership was kept in the loop throughout the bill\u2019s negotiating process, and that it was unfortunate McCarthy decided to object at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite unfortunate that the Minority Leader has, at the last moment, raised issues that, basically, we had gone past, and there was no issue despite all his talk now. But I guess that\u2019s politics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7111808\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7111808\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7111808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-1536x1025-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-2048x1366-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7111808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Trump rioters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the US Capitol. (Kaylee Greenlee \/ Daily Caller News Foundation)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/mitch-mcconnell-republicans-undecided-january-6-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">originally said<\/a> that his caucus was \u201cwilling to listen to the arguments\u201d regarding the commission, he stated his opposition Wednesday morning on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made the decision to oppose the House Democrats\u2019 slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of January the 6th,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cThere is \u2026 no shortage of robust investigations by two separate branches of federal government. It\u2019s not all clear what new facts our additional investigation, yet another commission, could actually lay on top of existing efforts by law enforcement and Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, however, slammed Republican leadership for their last-minute opposition, questioning how the insurrection could possibly not warrant further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment is a choice, a choice between the truth or siding with the originator of the \u2018Big Lie\u2019,\u201d said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern on the House floor. \u201cTo my friends on the other side, I\u2019m asking you to lead with the courage of your convictions. Vote your conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGovern, the chair of the House Rules Committee, reminded colleagues that the bill was the product of weeks of bipartisan negotiations, and urged members to vote for the bill \u201cout of respect for the people who work here, out of respect for this institution,\u201d and \u201cout of respect for our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans who stated their support for the bill ahead of the vote included Problem Solvers Caucus members like Rep. Tom Reed of New York and Reps. Fred Upton and Peter Meijer of Michigan. Several GOP members who voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/13\/10-republicans-voted-impeach-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impeach<\/a> former President Donald Trump in January on a charge of inciting the insurrection, including Reps. Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Anthony Gonzalez, also said that they supported the bill ahead of the vote.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/biden-911-commission-capitol-riots-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: White House Calls For 9\/11-Style Commission Into January 6 Attack)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A full roll call of which Republicans voted in favor was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7195488\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7195488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7195488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1318697501-2048x1366-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7195488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks on the bipartisan January 6th Commission Tuesday. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If enacted into law, the bill would establish a 10-member commission comprised of five Republicans and Democrats from the House and Senate, and mandate that it produce a report detailing its findings to Congress by the end of the year. It would also grant the commission subpoena power, meaning that McCarthy and Trump could be forced to testify regarding their <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/06\/trump-justifies-mob-violence-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">respective roles<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCPolitics\/status\/1393288476083228680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some lawmakers have floated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump railed against the commission in a statement on Tuesday, calling it a \u201cDemocrat trap\u201d and demanding Republicans get \u201cmuch tougher and much smarter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the bill was expected to pass the Democratic House, it is unlikely to pass the 50-50 Senate as written, since it would need 60 total votes to overcome an all but certain Republican filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitol riot occurred after pro-Trump rioters stormed the building as Congress met to certify President Joe Biden\u2019s electoral victory, and followed months of baseless claims by Trump that the election was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would create a bipartisan, 9\/11-style commission into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with dozens of Republicans joining Democrats in a rebuke &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312419,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"House Passes Bill Creating Capitol Riot Commission With Support From Dozens Of Republicans, Rebuking GOP Leadership","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-526983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/patriot-party-Trump-2020-election-Capitol-riot-Facebook-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"House Passes Bill Creating Capitol Riot Commission With Support From Dozens Of Republicans, Rebuking GOP Leadership","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}