{"id":539672,"date":"2021-05-25T09:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539672"},"modified":"2021-05-25T11:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T15:50:17","slug":"senate-gop-appears-ready-to-filibuster-over-jan-6-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-appears-ready-to-filibuster-over-jan-6-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP Appears Ready to Filibuster Over Jan. 6 Commission"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsenate-gop-appears-ready-to-filibuster-over-jan-6-commission%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=539672&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GetFile-249.aspx\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Senate appears headed&nbsp;for its first filibuster fight of the year over a commission to investigate the Jan.&nbsp;6 Capitol breach, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/555184-filibuster-fight-looms-over-jan-6-commission?rl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The likely defeat of the bill is reviving frustration over the 60-vote legislative filibuster, which many Democrats have said they want to &#8220;abolish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which could come up for a vote as soon as this week, appears bound&nbsp;to fail after&nbsp;a growing number of Republican senators have committed to following Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s opposition to the legislation. If successful, it would be the first time the GOP has deployed the Senate rulebook to block a bill Democrats regard as a priority.<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 Republicans would need to vote with the Democrats for the bill to pass the Senate<\/p>\n<p>Democrat&nbsp;Sen. Brian Schatz&nbsp;of Hawaii argued in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianschatz\/status\/1395424570539134983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a>&nbsp;that &#8220;Filibustering a bipartisan commission regarding the January 6 insurrection is a three dimensional way to make the point that the filibuster is primarily a destructive force in American politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The filibuster has largely been a non-factor for the first part of the Biden&nbsp;administration, as Democrats have used reconciliation to narrowly pass a $1.9 trillion infrastructure package and the Senate focused on smaller, bipartisan bills and on nominations, which can pass without Republican backing, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck&nbsp;Schumer&nbsp;has vowed to bring the bill to the floor &#8220;very soon,&#8221; adding: &#8220;I\u2019m sorry that some Republicans believe that a bipartisan investigation of the attack on our democracy is inconvenient for the midterm campaigns, but the Democratic-led Senate \u2026 is not going to sweep January 6 under the rug. We\u2019re going to vote on the January 6 commission in the Senate, and the American people will see where every member stands &#8211; on the side of truth or on the side of Donald Trump&#8217;s&nbsp;big lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republican&nbsp;senators say they expect the House bill, which&nbsp;35 GOP members voted for, will fail to pass&nbsp;the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The two biggest sticking points for Republicans revolve around&nbsp;how staff would be hired and the timeframe, as the GOP fears the commission could be dragged out and used as a weapon before the midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But&nbsp;Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump for allegedly&nbsp;inciting violence, told <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/infrastructure-negotiations-continue-fundamental-difference-remains-gop-sen\/story?id=77847600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> she was &#8220;optimistic&#8221; the Senate&nbsp;could overcome its&nbsp;differences and reach a deal on establishing a commission.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., another&nbsp;one of the seven who voted to convict, announced he would oppose the House bill, arguing it would undercut an ongoing Senate probe, The Hill reported.<\/p>\n<p>Although the&nbsp;bill includes language that would dissolve&nbsp;the committee by the end of the year, Republicans are wary.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., said: &#8220;The process has been hijacked. I think it\u2019s a moot issue from my perspective because we can just do this through the standing committees.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate appears headed\u00a0for its first filibuster fight of the year over a commission to investigate the Jan.\u00a06 Capitol breach, The Hill reported on Tuesday. 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