Democratic rage over the mob attack on the Capitol and its aftermath plunges into almost every aspect of home life, dashing hopes of committee and even threatening everyday legislative tasks such as the appointment of a local post office.
Democrats accuse Republicans of nothing more than sabotaging the country’s democracy with false claims that the November election of former President Trump
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Already angry because the refusal by some Republicans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 endangers lives, Democrats now view the IDP as the fact that lawmakers’ lives are directly at stake with dangerous rhetoric which feeds strange conspiracy theories.
“It is impossible for us not to look at them in a different light,” said Rep. Dan Kildee
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Bad blood reached a new level on Tuesday night when Rep. Sean Casten
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This was equally clear during a hearing of the Postal Service on Wednesday as an angry representative. Gerry Connolly
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“It was all a charade!” Jordan said.
“I did not vote to block an election. And I will not be read out by people who have done this about bias, ”Connolly shot back, pointing to Jordan.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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McCarthy, a short while later, would in turn respond and speak with a rare colloquialism to accuse the Democrats of adopting strategies of ‘grievances’ to silence ‘millions of voters’ represented by the Republican minority to make.
Newcomer President Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Who on January 6 called former President Trump’s position “our 1776 moment,” forced a vote Wednesday to end the House business for the day; it failed, but not before it grumbled from members of both parties.
Many Democrats say it is untenable to work with GOP lawmakers who voted to block the election results, even after the deadly attack.
‘This is an unlikely situation, because it is the people who have tried to undermine our government. And they are perhaps no less guilty than the people who attacked the Capitol, “said Rep. Bill Pascrell
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“It’s going to be a lot harder to work across the aisle,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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‘Even the aftermath of the sixth was there [GOP] members who deliberately falsified about my location, and then turned around and said, ‘I would like us to work together somewhere,’ ‘she added. “It’s very serious. Many members of Congress are almost dead. … The idea that people just want to pretend that it has no effect on their ability to work is, in my opinion, quite shocking and absurd. ‘
Republicans, in turn, accuse Democrats of distorting the events of Jan. 6 to paint the entire GOP as complicit in the actions of the mob.
Even the proposed 9/11-style commission to investigate the domestic terror attack on January 6 has been caught up by partisan politics. Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Republicans rejected the proposal and demanded an equal distribution between the parties and the power to sue the majority and minority. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell McConnell supports Garland for Attorney General Trump to attend the RNC donor’s private refuge. The Patriot Party already exists – it’s the Democrats MORE (R-Ky.) On Wednesday called Pelosi’s plan ‘biased according to design’, and both he and McCarthy pointed to remarks made by the Commission’s 9/11 leaders – Republican Thomas Kean and Democrat Lee Hamilton – that a proportional commission as they ask. wash.
“Most of this seems to be politically motivated,” McCarthy said of Pelosi’s plan, “and she seems to be setting up a system to fail.”
But Chairman of Home Security Bennie Thompson
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“It was five and five when your board of directors split into leadership,” Thompson told The Hill. To the commission on January 6: ‘I think the Democrats should elect the chairman and the Republicans can elect the vice-chairman, and I ultimately do not think it will destroy a product that the commission will generate.
“For some it’s biased, but for others it’s the process,” he added. ‘Our duty requires us to do this, because if we do not do it, something else can happen. The next time the Proud Boys or the Oathholders do not like what we do, they will tear the place down again. ‘
Casten’s effort Tuesday highlights the problem. The Democrat from Illinois accepted the bid by GOP Rep. Trent KellyJohn (Trent) Trent KellyTop resigns Republican congressional aid tears up GOP lawmakers protesting Biden wins READ: Republicans voting to challenge election results House votes to curtail Insurrection Act powers MORE (Miss.) To locate an account to rename a post office in his district. Kelly met with a group of protesters on January 6 and later voted to block the election results.
Still, an overwhelming majority of Democrats opposed Casten’s gambit, and many explained that it was simply the wrong vehicle to hold lawmakers accountable.
“We have choices in terms of how we interact and with whom we work, and who we choose to help lead dual efforts together,” Kildee said. “And I think that’s more likely how it will manifest.”
Republicans, which is a ranking, say they only want to put January 6 in the rearview mirror and move on. The events divided their party, with ten Republicans voting in favor of Trump and seven GOP senators voting in favor of him. While it pales in comparison to the 43 Republicans who voted to acquit, it is a historic high point for a process of indictment.
Going on will be difficult given the bad blood and the daily memories of what happened.
The entire Capitol complex still looks like a fort, surrounded by a 7-foot non-scalable fence and hundreds of National Guard troops. Pelosi installed magnetometers at all entrances to the House room after some Republicans talked about bringing guns to the House floor.
Cristina Marcos contributed.