.@RepDonBeyer: "Senate Republicans took political cowardice to a new level today.... Mitch McConnell admitted behind closed doors that his motivation for obstructing this measure was entirely political calculation."
Beyer's statement continued: "At a time when radical right-wing House Republicans refer to a violent attack on our democracy – which resulted in deaths and widespread injuries of police officers – as a ‘peaceful’ event akin to a ‘tourist visit,'....
Beyer: "It is ludicrous to say...we do not need a bipartisan investigation to establish the truth. If you have met with Officer Fanone or the other brave officers grievously injured protecting Congress that day, know about Officers Smith and Liebengood...
Beyer: "Or spoken with the grieving family of Officer Sicknick, it is so clear that the wounds of that day are still fresh. The words and actions of our colleagues who deny these sacrifices are a disgrace to this body, and inflict new trauma on those who ensure our safety. "
Beyer on Republicans who refused to advance action on the 1/6 Commission: "These politicians do not ‘back the blue,’ and the American people should remember that.”
cc: @CourthouseNews
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