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Manchin issues statement: I sure am disappointed in Republicans for filibustering the January 6 commission
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‘Unconscionable’: Manchin Says Republicans Voting Against 1/6 Commission ‘A Betrayal of the Oath We Each Take’
By Josh FeldmanMay 28th, 2021, 2:32 pm
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Joe Manchin (D- WV) put out a video statement Friday slamming Senate Republicans for blocking the 1/6 commission.
Manchin was questionedThursday about his opposition to killing the filibuster, given the GOP opposition to the commission, and he said, “I’m not ready to destroy our government.”
In the end, not enough Republicans voted to proceed on the commission Friday, and Manchin put out a statement saying, “Choosing to put politics and political elections above the health of our democracy is unconscionable. And the betrayal of the oath we each take is something they will have to live with.”
US Senate Republicans block Jan 6 commission bill
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Directly after the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican Senate leader Mitch blasted Donald Trump for inciting the violence.
Calls for a commission to investigate the insurrection were universally applauded.
Flash forward to today and now Republican leadership is attempting to block a
bipartisan January 6 commission to investigate exactly what led up to and what happened during this one of the most seditious events inspired by a sitting US president in US history.
Laura Clawson writes that Republicans are expected to filibuster a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Joe Manchin “very disappointed” after Republicans use filibuster to kill Capitol riot commission Salon 1 hr ago © Provided by Salon Joe Manchin Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks with reporters after stepping off the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has positioned himself as a fulcrum of power in the evenly divided Senate, expressed disappointment on Friday after Senate Republicans predictably used the filibuster which he supports to block a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Senate voted 54-35 to proceed with the legislation, falling short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibuster. Six Republicans joined Democrats to support the resolution, which was negotiated by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, at the behest of House Minority Leader K
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