Legislation To Create Jan. 6 Commission Has Limited Bipartisan Support
Legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol insurrection could come up for a vote Wednesday, but it now appears that it may have very limited bipartisan support.
The bill that would create the commission, H.R. 3233, is the product of intense negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders in the House Homeland Security Committee. The committee's ranking member, Rep. John Katko, (R) NY-24, gave the bill a ringing endorsement Tuesday during testimony before the House Rules Committee.
"The American people expect Congress to put partisanship aside for the sake of our homeland security," Katko said in his opening remarks on HR 3233. "That is exactly what this bill does."