Democratic fury over the crowd’s attack on the Capitol and its aftermath is spreading in almost every aspect of life in the House, crushing hopes of courtesy and even threatening mundane legislative tasks, such as the appointment of a local post office.
Democrats accuse Republicans of nothing less than sabotaging the country’s democracy with false claims that the November election was “stolen” from former President Trump
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Already angry that some Republicans’ refusal to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was putting lives at risk, Democrats now see the Republican Party as directly endangering the lives of lawmakers with dangerous rhetoric that fuels bizarre conspiracy theories .
“It is impossible for us not to look at them in a different light”, Rep. Dan Kildee
Daniel (Dan) Timothy KildeeBiden promises action against weapons amidst resistance Managers seek to make the Republican Party think twice about Trump’s absolution. Biden’s tenure marked by conflict of hope and fear MORE (D-Mich.) He said of the 139 Republicans who voted to reverse the election results.
Bad blood reached a new level on Tuesday night when Rep. Sean Casten
Sean CastenLawmaker calls Robinhood’s helpline to talk about customer service On The Money: internal spars panel on GameStop, Robinhood | Manchin meets wage advocates | Yellen says go big, GOP says postpone House panel spars about GameStop frenzy, swapping apps MORE (D-Ill.) He took the highly unusual step of forcing a plenary vote on an uncontroversial bill to nominate a Mississippi post office because it was authored by a Republican who voted to overturn the election.
It was also evident during a post office hearing on Wednesday as a Furious Rep. Gerry Connolly
Gerald (Gerry) Edward ConnollyHouse Democrats ask Biden to fill vacancies on the Postal Service Council to pave the way to overthrow DeJoy Trump’s attack on the federal government is not over LIVE COVERAGE: House votes to prosecute Trump after the Capitol insurrection MOST (D-Va.) Attacked an important Trump ally, Rep. Jim Jordan
James (Jim) Daniel Jordan The memo: Biden bets heavily on immigration The memo: Limbaugh’s divisive legacy Republican Party lawmakers mourn the death of Rush Limbaugh MORE (R-Ohio), who accused Democrats of attacking Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Democrats Louis DeJoyHouse ask Biden to fill the vacancies for the Postal Service Council to pave the way for the removal of DeJoy Duckworth urges Biden to remove the entire Postal Service council. last year simply to undermine Trump’s chances of re-election.
“It was all a scam!” Jordan said.
“I did not vote to overturn an election. And I’m not going to be lectured by people who did, about partisanship, ”Connolly shot back, pointing a finger at Jordan.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Sekou JeffriesPelosi, lawmakers denounce violence against Asian Americans House Democrat says adopting the Republican Party’s relief proposal would be ‘unconditional surrender’ of House votes to expel Greene from committees for adopting conspiracy theories MORE (DN.Y.) on Wednesday attacked the minority leader in the House Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthyTrump will participate in the private RNC donor retreat Former RNC president for Republicans in search of the new Trump party: ‘There is the door’ Legislators propose bill to create Capitol riot commission MORE (R-Calif.) For giving “help and comfort” to the rebels.
McCarthy, shortly after, would respond in turn, using a rare speech from the ground to accuse Democrats of adopting “grievance” strategies designed to silence “millions of constituents” represented by the Republican minority.
Freshman MP Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Who called ex-President Trump’s position on January 6 “our time in 1776”, forced a vote on Wednesday to end House deals that day; failed, but not before complaining about members of both parties.
Many Democrats say it is unsustainable to work with Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn election results, even after the deadly attack.
“It is an unlikely situation because these are the people who tried to undermine our government. And they can be no less guilty than the people who attacked the Capitol, ”said the representative. Bill Pascrell
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“It will be much more difficult to work in the corridor,” Rep said. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOcasio-Cortez criticizes opening of migrant facility for children under Biden Udalls: Haaland’s criticisms motivated ‘by something other than his history’ Ocasio-Cortez aims at Manchin on Haaland confirmation MORE (DN.Y.), who blamed some Republican lawmakers for putting her in danger.
“Even after the sixth, there was [GOP] members who were deliberately publicizing falsehoods about my location, and then turning around and saying, ‘I would love for us to work together someday,’ ”she added. “This is very serious. Many members of Congress almost died. … So the idea that people just want to pretend that it has no impact on their ability to work is quite shocking, I think, and absurd. “
Republicans, for their part, accuse Democrats of distorting the events of January 6 to paint the entire Republican Party as an accomplice in the crowd’s actions.
Even the proposed 9/11 style commission to investigate the 6 January domestic terrorist attack has been mired in party policies. Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiFive big conclusions about Capitol security hearings The curator estimates that total Mafia damage to Capitol artworks K Democrats want businesses to help move the LGBT bill further. (D-Calif.) A bill has been circulating that would create an independent bipartisan commission, where Democrats would have seven nominations and Republicans four.
Republicans rejected this proposal, demanding a balanced division between parties and calling for power for both the majority and the minority. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell supports Garland for Attorney General Trump to participate in the RNC private donor retreat. The Patriot Party already exists – the Democrats are MORE (R-Ky.) On Wednesday he called Pelosi’s plan “partisan by default”, and both he and McCarthy noted the comments of 9/11 Commission leaders – Republican Thomas Kean and Democrat Lee Hamilton – calling for a commission equally divided as theirs was.
“It seems that most of this is politically motivated,” said McCarthy of Pelosi’s plan, “and it looks like she is preparing a system to fail.”
But House’s president of homeland security Bennie Thompson
Bennie Gordon ThompsonHearings examines the consequences of the massive breach of SolarWinds DHS announces new measures to increase cybersecurity for United States House Democrats request documents from the DHS intelligence office on the January 6 attack MORE (D-Miss.) He defended Pelosi’s proposal, arguing that the 9/11 panel was formed under a divided government, but Democrats now control the House, the Senate and the White House.
“It was five-five when you divided the authorities in the lead,” Thompson told The Hill. For the January 6 commission, “I think Democrats should choose the seat and Republicans can choose the vice presidency and I don’t think that in the end it would destroy a product that this commission would generate.
“For some it is partisan, but for others it is the process,” he added. “Our duty requires us to do this because God forbid, if we don’t, then something else can happen. The next time the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers don’t like what we do, they will simply destroy the place again. “
Casten’s effort on Tuesday highlighted acrimony. The Illinois Democrat derailed the Republican MP’s offer. Trent KellyJohn (Trent) Trent KellyTop Republican, Congressional aide resigns and rips Republican lawmakers who opposed Biden’s victory READ: Republicans who voted to contest election results House votes to restrict the powers of the Insurrection Act MORE (Miss.) Speed up a bill to rename a post office in your district. Kelly met with a group of protesters on January 6 and later voted to overturn the election results.
Still, an overwhelming majority of Democrats opposed Casten’s move, with many explaining that it was simply the wrong vehicle to hold legislators to account.
“We have options in terms of how we interact and who we work with, and who we choose to help co-lead bipartisan efforts,” said Kildee. “And I think that is more likely to manifest.”
Ordinary Republicans say they just want to put January 6 in the rearview mirror and move on. Events split his party, with 10 House Republicans voting for Trump’s impeachment and seven Republican senators voting for his conviction. While this pales in comparison to the 43 Republicans who voted for absolution, it is a historic high for an impeachment trial.
Moving forward will be difficult due to bad blood and daily reminders of what happened.
The entire Capitol complex still looks like a fortress, surrounded by a 7-foot non-scalable fence and hundreds of National Guard soldiers. Pelosi installed magnetometers at all entrances to the House chamber after some Republicans talked about bringing weapons to the House floor.
Cristina Marcos contributed.