U.S. Capitol attack commission advances in Congress, but Republicans resist
By Richard Cowan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A proposal to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of Donald Trump s supporters advanced in Congress on Tuesday even as one key Republican announced opposition and another suggested the former president could become a witness.
The Democratic-backed proposal won approval in the House of Representatives Rules Committee, setting up a planned vote in the full House on Wednesday. The party-line vote in the committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, came hours after Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a Trump ally, announced his opposition.
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A proposal to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of Donald Trump s supporters advanced in Congress on Tuesday even as one key Republican announced opposition and another suggested the former president could become a witness.
The Democratic-backed proposal won approval in the House of Representatives Rules Committee, setting up a planned vote in the full House on Wednesday. The party-line vote in the committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, came hours after Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a Trump ally, announced his opposition.
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U.S. Capitol attack commission advances in Congress, Republicans resist
By Richard Cowan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A proposal to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of Donald Trump s supporters advanced in Congress on Tuesday even as one key Republican announced opposition and another suggested the former president could become a witness.
The Democratic-backed proposal won approval in the House of Representatives Rules Committee, setting up a planned vote in the full House on Wednesday. The party-line vote in the committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, came hours after Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a Trump ally, announced his opposition.