{"id":544146,"date":"2021-05-28T12:35:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=544146"},"modified":"2021-05-28T12:35:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:35:27","slug":"senate-republicans-kill-bipartisan-bill-establishing-9-11-style-commission-into-january-6-capitol-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-kill-bipartisan-bill-establishing-9-11-style-commission-into-january-6-capitol-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Kill Bipartisan Bill Establishing 9\/11-Style Commission Into January 6 Capitol Attack"},"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\">26<\/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-republicans-kill-bipartisan-bill-establishing-9-11-style-commission-into-january-6-capitol-attack%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=544146&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--><p>Senate Republicans killed a bipartisan bill establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol, filibustering the first legislation since President Joe Biden took office after a multi-hour, overnight session pushed the vote back a day.<\/p>\n<p>The bill failed 54 to 35, getting the support of six Republicans instead of the 10 that it needed to overcome the Senate\u2019s 60-vote threshold required to begin debate. The bill would have established a 10-member, bipartisan commission into the Capitol riot, when pro-Trump rioters attempted to block Congress from certifying Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/27\/senate-republicans-first-filibuster-bidens-presidency-kill-january-6-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">led the Republican opposition<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/mitch-mcconnell-opposes-january-6-commission-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> the bill \u201cslanted and unbalanced\u201d last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is, has been, and there will continue to be, no shortage of robust investigations by two separate branches of the federal government,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cIt\u2019s not at 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, decried Republicans\u2019 opposition and the filibuster, which sets a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a mob overtake the Capitol, and we can\u2019t get the Republicans to join us in making historic record of the event?\u201d asked Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the no. 2 in his caucus, on the Senate floor. \u201cThat tells you what\u2019s wrong with the Senate and what\u2019s wrong with the filibuster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats have accused McConnell of prioritizing partisan politics over investigating an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/06\/trump-justifies-mob-violence-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unprecedented attack<\/a> that left multiple people dead and forced lawmakers to quickly flee their respective chambers for their safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no excuse for any Republican to vote against this commission since Democrats have agreed to everything they asked for,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBashCNN\/status\/1397907836416499717\/photo\/1\">said<\/a> West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. \u201cMcConnell has made this his political position, thinking it will help his 2022 elections. They do not believe in the truth will set you free, so they continue to live in fear.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/lawmakers-deal-bipartisan-9-11-style-commission-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Lawmakers Reach Deal On Bipartisan, 9\/11-Style Commission Into Capitol Riot)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our Republican friends vote against this, I would ask them, \u2018what are you afraid of? The truth?\u2019,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor minutes before Friday\u2019s vote. \u201cAre you afraid that Donald Trump\u2019s big lie will be dispelled? Are you afraid that all of the misinformation that poured out will be rebutted by a bipartisan, down-the-middle commission?\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7201879\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7201879\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7201879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230457438-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7201879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-Trump rioters storm the East steps of the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. (Jon Cherry\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though the bill passed the House last week with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/9-11-commission-bennie-thompson-capitol-riot-john-katko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support of 35 Republicans<\/a>, Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Rob Portman of Ohio were the only Republicans who voted in favor, even after Collins planned an amendment that would give Republicans more sway in appointing the commission\u2019s staff in an attempt to secure additional GOP support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see a commission,\u201d Collins told reporters Wednesday. \u201cI am working very hard to secure Republican votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigations will happen with or without Republicans,\u201d Cassidy said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassidy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/cassidy-releases-statement-on-january-6th-commission-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> ahead of the vote. \u201cTo ensure the investigations are fair, impartial, and focused on the facts, Republicans need to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the perception is on the part of the public that the January 6 Commission just trying to get to the truth of what happened, and that Republicans would be seen as not wanting to let the truth come out,\u201d Romney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/26\/politics\/mitt-romney-republicans-blocking-january-6-commission\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told CNN<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cI don\u2019t believe that\u2019s what\u2019s the motivation but I think that\u2019s the perception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin and Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema, the two Democrats who have most adamantly defied calls from their party to abolish the filibuster, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/manchin-sinema-statement-on-january-6th-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> Monday urging their Republican colleagues to back the commission in order to \u201cnever experience an attack like this again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Friday\u2019s vote, the mother of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died during the riot, said that she would meet with Republican lawmakers in a statement first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/capitol-police-sicknick-jan-6-490943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> by Politico to urge them to back the commission as well.<\/p>\n<p>Four rioters died during the attack, including one who was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/08\/four-people-died-capitol-riot-ashli-babbit-kevin-greeson-benjamin-phillips-rosanne-boyland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fatally shot<\/a> just outside the House chamber. Dozens of officers were injured, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/storytelling\/capitol-riot-mob-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hundreds of rioters<\/a> have been arrested so far.<\/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>Senate Republicans killed a bipartisan bill establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol, filibustering the first legislation since President Joe Biden took office after a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313391,"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\/GettyImages-1230457438-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Senate Republicans Kill Bipartisan Bill Establishing 9\/11-Style Commission Into January 6 Capitol Attack","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544146","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\/GettyImages-1230457438-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Senate Republicans Kill Bipartisan Bill Establishing 9\/11-Style Commission Into January 6 Capitol Attack","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544146","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=544146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}