Threatens “No” Vote Against It and Strongly Supports Jan. 6 Commission
Lucy will again yank the the football away again after the House sends their bill to the Senate to be voted upon.
Sen. Susan (Lucy) Collins (R-ME) on Sunday insists she “strongly” supports a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol even though she has threatened to vote against it.
Stomping her foot . . . while clarifying her demands.
“First of all, let me clarify my position. I strongly support the creation of an independent commission. I believe there are many unanswered questions about the attacks on the Capitol on Jan. 6. We need to figure out how we can enhance security, why we weren’t better prepared.”
“So I support the creation of a non-partisan, bipartisan commission.”
Wants creation, many unanswered questions, and needs to enhance security.
Collins demands; “Both sides should either jointly appoint the staff or there should be equal numbers of staff appointed by the chairman and the vice chairman, There is no reason why the report cannot be completed by the end of this year. I’m optimistic that we can get past these issues based on recent conversations I’ve had with the Speaker of the House and the House majority leader,”
Didn’t McConnell clarify? “After careful consideration, my decision is to oppose the House Democrats’ slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of January the 6th.”
Yep, he did and carefully too!
McConnell also cited ongoing federal investigations into the Jan. 6 attack as a reason he opposes the commission.
Senator “Lucy” Collins is holding that football again giving Democrats the thought of maybe, just maybe she will let me kick it this time?
Forget it, Lucy is lying again.
The last time this person showed a spine was in 2009 when she voted to end debate on the ARRA.
McConnell then turned her into his lapdog.
https://politi.co/3aTq4by
McCarthy opposes Jan. 6 commission because
it would not study ‘political violence’ by the left.
Err, Mitch McConnell & Don Trump, abetted by Kevin McCarthy
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/05/25/us/biden-news-today#jan-6-commission-murkowski
“We implore our Senate Republican colleagues to work with us”
The stupid, it burns.
EM:
You would think by now, Dems would figure out the Repubs are there to obstruct, delay, and do whatever possible to control. If McConnell was in control, he would not give a second thought to moving forward. Manchin is an idiot and needs to be told such. Repubs do not seek bipartisanship. They are lying and we should just keep moving towards the goal.
Collins is an enabler.
It could be that several ‘brave/foolhardy/crazy’ Republicans will cross the aisle to vote for the Jan 6 Investigation, but it almost certainly won’t be the 10 necessary to end debate (even if Manchin & Synema also vote for it, just as they won’t vote to end filibusters.)
Senate presses forward with January 6 commission bill despite filibuster threat
The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Thursday on the House-passed bill creating a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, despite the threat of a filibuster by Republicans. The Senate is in recess next week, meaning the vote will be punted to later in June if it does not occur in the coming days.
Most legislation requires 60 votes to advance in the Senate, and Democrats only have a 50-seat majority. Fewer than ten Republicans are expected to support the bill, meaning that it can be filibustered. This will be the first filibuster of the new Congress, a tool that is often used by the minority party to block legislation.
“As far as I’m concerned, that is the kind of issue which should be majority-vote decided. They’re going to use the filibuster on it, and it’s really a sad day,” Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic whip, told reporters on Wednesday. Durbin and most other Democrats support eliminating the filibuster, which would allow legislation to pass with a majority vote.
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This could be the total opposite of exciting, if 50
GOP senators actually decide to orate through
‘unlimited debate’ on the Jan 6 insurrection.