Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved to set up a potential vote on the Democrat-led bill to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Schumer on the Senate floor on Tuesday night moved to file cloture on the motion on the Jan. 6 bill to set up a vote this week. “We all know the commission is an urgent, necessary idea to safeguard our democracy,” Schumer said. He continued to accuse Republicans of “sweeping” the incident “under the rug,” while thanking Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for expressing support for the bill. “We have to get it passed. Each member of the Senate is going to have to stand up and decide: Are you on the side of truth and accountability or are you on the side of [former President] Donald Trump and the big lie?” Currently, Democrats are short on the 60 votes required …
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