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Capitol attack commission passes house

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Capitol attack commission passes house
Capitol attack commission passes house

Fox 17's Aaron Parseghian talks to Rep.

Peter Meijer on the Capitol Attack Commission passes house.

COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THEATTACK ON THE CAPITOL HAS PASSEDTHE U.S. HOUSE.WHILE REPUBLICAN LEADERS SPOKEOUT AGAINST IT, A COUPLE WESTMICHIGAN REPUBLICANS HAVECOME OUT IN SUPPORT OF IT.

OURAARON PARSEGHIAN HASTHE STORY.Rep.

Nancy PelosiHouse Speaker "We want this tobe asit is shaped, bipartisan, withsharedresponsibliity, shared staff, ina way thepublic will have respect to theoutcmoe."THE U.S. HOUSE PASSING A BILLWEDNESDAY TO CREATE A 9/11STYLEC OMMISSION TOINDEPENDENTLYINVESTIGATE THE INS AND OUTS OFTHE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE U.S.CAPITOL.AND HOW TO PREVENTSOMETHING LIKE THAT FROMHAPPENING AGAIN..

NAT DESPITEA BIPARTISAN DEAL TO FRAME HOWTHE COMMISSOINWOULD WORK.REPUBLICA N LEADERSCAME OUT AGAINST IT.

Rep.

KevinMcCarthyHouse Minority Leader: "Ifyou're going to have acommission, y oushould look atthe whole broad spectrum.We just went through a wholesummer ofriots throughout this city.

Weshould graspthat as well." IN THE END 35HOUSEREPUBLICANS DEFECTED, VOTING INSUPPORT OF THE 1/6 COMMISSION,INCLUDING MICHIGAN CONGRESSMENPETER MEIJER ANDFRED UPTON..

Rep.

Fred UptonSt.

Joseph We need the answers,not political rhetoric.

That'swhat this biaprtisan commissioncan provide for all ofus, for our country.

Let thetruth shine in."Rep.

Peter MeijerGrand Rapids"If we avoid confronting whathappened here just a few shortmonths ago,we can be sure thatintimidation, coercion,and violence will become adefiningfeature of our politics forgenerations tocome.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOX17,MEIJER SAID IT WAS DISSAPOINTINGREPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP DIDN'TSUPPORT THE BILL..

"rFankly itmay be an investigation thatbrings out tough, hard truths,that somewould rather not face." AND HECRITICIZED SOME COLLEAGUESWHO HAVE DOWNPLAYED THE ATTACKIN RECENT WEEKS.......ssaying it was peacful, folkswere let in like tourists, Thatwas not the case I wasin the House chamber at the timehad to beevacuated over 140 lawenforcement officials who wereinjured folks werestabbed who lost fingers andlost an eyewho had broken vertebrae, I meanthiswas an incredibly violent event.Andmoreso than that.

It was also anattemptby force, to disrupt ourconstitutionalproceedings to disrupt ourgovernment

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