Behold the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m.
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"You held the line that day" says Chairman Thompson, addressing the witnesses. "History will remember your names and your actions."
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Chair Thompson Harkens back to 1801 when we had the first peaceful transfer of power in our nation's history. The peaceful transfer of power has stood as one of the pillars of our Democracy, despite our struggles over the years.
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Now commissioners have turned off their cameras as co-chair Cristina Rodriguez offers opening remarks.
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Rodriquez mentions more than 100 public comments sent to the commission. Many recommend setting term limits, expanding court. Others support maintaining the status quo (and amending Constitution to fix the number at 9).
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Garland sad "we" (meaning the Justice Department before he was there) spent $48 million from civil unrest "during that period."
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Braun is asking about the damage to the Capitol.
He asked about the DNI report from March identified "abortion-related violent extremists as a threat" said this was an attack on the "pro-life" community. Asked why BLM and Antifa weren't there.
🧵Here we go! It's 2:02 p.m. Looks like Senator Sheehan is presiding. She thanked the AG for recovering the ransomware payments
It's a $36 billion budget request. Double resources on office of violence against women as a positive highlight.
But, she has "some concerns."
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Sheehan is the chair of the subcommittee. That is why she is presiding. She said there are modest increases to law enforcement, with one exception, the bureau of prisons. She's concerned as says BOP needs funds to help inmates with training and medical care, aging buildings.
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Thanked 115,000 employees of the DOJ for their work through Covid pandemic and response to January 6 attack. "I appreciate the ongoing investigation by the FBI into this event."
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