Schumer Threatens To Force Vote On Riot Commission

The Hill reports:

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned on Friday that he could force a second vote on a House-passed bill setting up a commission to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Schumer, in a letter to Senate Democrats, signaled that the measure could come back up after most Senate Republicans voted against it in a key test vote Friday afternoon.

“Senators should rest assured that the events of January 6th will be investigated and that as Majority Leader, I reserve the right to force the Senate to vote on the bill again at the appropriate time,” Schumer wrote.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republican lawmakers voted to block the Jan. 6 commission “out of fear or fealty” to Donald Trump: “This vote has made it official: Donald Trump’s big lie has now fully enveloped the Republican Party” https://t.co/QRN7Y05Sqz pic.twitter.com/OJ6T0UeRKi

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 28, 2021

Ahead of vote on January 6th Commission, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer turns to Republicans and asks:

“What are you afraid of, the truth? Are you afraid that Donald Trump’s Big Lie will be dispelled?” pic.twitter.com/maBidMP2gz

— The Recount (@therecount) May 28, 2021

Schumer is setting up a series of fights in June over the filibuster, culminating with a vote on S1, the For the People Act, the last week of the June work period, he told colleagues in a letter today pic.twitter.com/P35tae8NZF

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) May 28, 2021