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By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ali Zaslav, CNN
Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that any pared-back measure to win GOP backing almost certainly would fail to deliver on their party’s promises and could lead to a revolt from the left.
The criticism is growing louder by the day, underscoring the growing tension within the ranks as moderates urge their colleagues to show patience and as Democratic leaders struggle to find a deal that can pass the 50-50 Senate and please the various factions within their party.
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White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Republican senators who voted against a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot failed to uphold their oath to support and defend the Constitution.
McCarthy says he has no concern about being subpoenaed in a Jan. 6 commission
From CNN s Annie Grayer
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference on May 14, in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was asked today if he is worried about being subpoenaed if a Jan. 6 commission was created. Here s what he told reporters:
“I have no concern about that, but that’s somebody playing politics with it, not wanting to get to the core of what happened.”
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