
Jan. 6 commission bill faces uphill climb in Senate amid McConnell opposition, moderate Republicans' concerns
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The bill for a Jan. 6 commission that passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Minority Leader Mitch McConnell aligned himself with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in opposition to the bipartisan legislation.
This muddies the path to the 10 Republican votes proponents of the bill would need to break a filibuster and means the current version of the bill without changes will have a hard time passing the Senate. "I think it's a good idea to have a commission," Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Wednesday, according to his office. "There have been some reports that the staff is only selected by the Democratic leader of the commission – that would be a nonstarter. I'll look and if there are amendments that have to be made to make it truly bipartisan, then I or others could propose that."More Related News