Jay, if the Republicans (and Joe Manchin) in the Senate won't vote for the House-passed bipartisan commission, is there another alternative to the Democratic-led investigations? Could Democrats assemble an impartial, bipartisan commission comprised of both Democrats and Republicans who are not or were not in office during the period between the Nov 2020 election and the events of Jan 6th? Would they be able to empower such an impartial, bipartisan with subpoena powers? And could they pass a budget for such a commission through the budget reconciliation process?
Jay, if the Republicans (and Joe Manchin) in the Senate won't vote for the House-passed bipartisan commission, is there another alternative to the Democratic-led investigations? Could Democrats assemble an impartial, bipartisan commission comprised of both Democrats and Republicans who are not or were not in office during the period between the Nov 2020 election and the events of Jan 6th? Would they be able to empower such an impartial, bipartisan with subpoena powers? And could they pass a budget for such a commission through the budget reconciliation process?