Senator Schumer Vows Votes on January 6 Probe and Elections Bill Next Month
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Senator Schumer News Conference
2021-05-28T13:10:48-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/149/20210528131206002_hd.jpgMajority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference after the Senate voted to block a bill that would have created a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He vowed in the coming weeks to force a vote again on investigating the attack as well as other Democratic legislative priorities, including President Biden’s economic agenda, voting rights legislation, gun violence prevention bills, and others. “Reconciliation is certainly a serious consideration to get that big, bold action if we can’t get it with Republicans,” said the majority leader about using a rule to allow the party in control of Congress to pass budget legislation with a simple 51-vote majority.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference after the Senate voted to block a bill that would have created a bipartisan, independent commission to… read more
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference after the Senate voted to block a bill that would have created a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He vowed in the coming weeks to force a vote again on investigating the attack as well as other Democratic legislative priorities, including President Biden’s economic agenda, voting rights legislation, gun violence prevention bills, and others. “Reconciliation is certainly a serious consideration to get that big, bold action if we can’t get it with Republicans,” said the majority leader about using a rule to allow the party in control of Congress to pass budget legislation with a simple 51-vote majority. close
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