Thirty-five House Republicans voted Wednesday to establish a commission to investigate the riots and protests on January 6.
The House passed H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act, with 252 votes in favor and 175 votes against the bill.
While the bill featured strong Democrat support, the legislation also had surprisingly strong support from House Republicans.
Thirty-five House Republicans voted for the legislation, even though House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) came out against the bill. He criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for not negotiating in good faith.
The 35 House Republicans who voted for the bill reportedly include:
Correction: An earlier version of this article include Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) on this list. It has been updated to reflect that Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) voted for the commission and Barry Moore did not.
BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 13: German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a face mask at the press briefing to the media about new, stricter lockdown measures following a meeting of federal and states government leaders on December 13, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Germany has seen record numbers of daily new infections and deaths in recent days despite a semi-lockdown that has been in place since November 1. (Photo by Rainer Keuenhof-Pool/Getty Images)
Representative-elect Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks during a press conference in the House Visitors Center at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 30, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.”
