US Senate Republicans blocks legislation on Capital riot commission
Kathmandu, May 29. US Senate Republicans have blocked a legislation to establish a commission for the investigation of the Capitol riots that took place on January 6.
The voting took place on Friday, where senators voted 54-35 on the House-passed bill, falling short of 60 votes needed to get it over an initial hurdle. However, six Republican senators joined Democrats voting to advance the legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “Senate Republicans for months publicly supported the idea of a commission. But now all of a sudden, the Senate minority and the Senate minority leader waged a partisan filibuster against the bill. This vote has made it official: Donald Trump’s big lie has now fully enveloped the Republican party. Trump’s big lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of Lincoln.”
Earlier this month, the Democrat-led House voted mostly along party lines to pass the legislation creating the commission modeled according to the 9/11 Commission to probe into the January 6 Capitol riots.
Facebook Comment
Related News
latest Video
Trending News
- This Week
- This Month
