by Ace
It got 54 votes, with 35 voting nay. It takes 60 votes to close debate on the bill and proceed to final passage.
A lot of people abstained, it looks like. Some real heroes there.
Fox News:[T]he legislation faced an uphill climb in the 50-50 split Senate, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., also opposing the commission. McConnell argued there are already enough investigations into the Jan. 6 attack.
“I do not believe the additional, extraneous ‘commission’ that Democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts or promote healing,” McConnell said Thursday. “Frankly, I do not believe it is even designed to.”From a friend, the six Republicans who voted to advance the bill, below.
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Just guess.
And after you guess, don’t bother checking, because your guess is 100% right.