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May 20, 2021

35 House Republicans Defy Leadership, Vote in Favor of Commission on January 6 Insurrection
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The House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday to create a
bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection at the
U.S. Capitol. Thirty-five Republicans joined Democrats in favor of the
bill. Indiana Congressmember Greg Pence, the brother of former Vice
President Mike Pence, voted against the bill, even though Pence had to
be evacuated on January 6 as the mob of insurrectionists called for him
to be hanged. The measure's fate now rests in the Senate, where Minority
Leader Mitch Mc Connell has vowed to oppose it. House Minority leader
Kevin Mc Carthy also opposed the bill.


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