Senate GOP will ‘push the pause button’ on House riot commission

Published May 18, 2021 12:00am ET



Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate will vote on a House bill to create a Jan. 6 riot commission, and leading Republicans are willing to consider it, but not before “pushing the pause button.”

“I will put the Jan. 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote, period,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Tuesday. “Republicans can let their constituents know, are they on the side of truth, or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald Trump?”

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