McCarthy to oppose ‘shortsighted’ riot commission

Published May 18, 2021 1:29pm ET



House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he will oppose legislation to create a Jan. 6 riot commission because it excludes other incidents of civil unrest, including the summer protests in 2020 and the deadly shooting of GOP lawmakers in 2017.

“The presence of this political violence in American society cannot be tolerated, and it cannot be overlooked,” the California Republican said in a statement. ”I have communicated this to our Democrat colleagues for months, and its omission is deeply concerning.”

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