The Hill's Morning Report - Cheney 'honored' to serve on select committee

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Source: the hill


By Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver - 07/02/21 06:38 AM EDT


The Republican effort to move on from the events of Jan. 6 backfired once again on Thursday as Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) accepted a spot on a new select committee to investigate the day’s attack from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), upsetting GOP members in the process.

The Cheney news came Thursday morning when Pelosi unveiled her eight selections for the new panel, which she had teased could include a Republican member. However, her choices were limited as only Cheney (seen below in 2019) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) crossed party lines on Wednesday to support the creation of the committee. Pelosi lauded the Wyoming Republican, telling reporters she was “very honored and proud” to include her. Cheney said much the same in a statement of her own.

"I'm honored to have been named to serve on the January 6th select committee. Congress is obligated to conduct a full investigation of the most serious attack on our Capitol since 1814,” the former No. 3 Republican said. “What happened on January 6th can never happen again. … Our oath to the Constitution, our commitment to the rule of law, and the preservation of the peaceful transfer of power must always be above partisan politics” (The Hill).

The move is a blow to Republicans, who want nothing to do with the select committee. It also puts the pressure squarely on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who reportedly threatened on Wednesday to yank committee assignments from colleagues if they accepted a position on the investigatory panel Pelosi backs. .............................


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I have to keep this appointment in perspective. Cheney is still a hard care Republican---yet not the Q-Kevin type.
That said, I think it is good she is on the commission.

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McCarthy says he’s not making threats to Cheney but said he’s “shocked” she accepted an assignment from Pelosi. I asked him if Cheney deserves criticism, shouldn’t he also criticize Andrew Clyde who called Jan. 6 a “normal tourist visit,” and he dodged the question

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First thing Liz Cheney should do on the Select Cmte is subpoena Kevin McCarthy.

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[Dan]

1. You have to give it to McCarthy - he is doing his part

To destroy the GOP as much as Trump and Mitch.

Plus, I think that if the GOP is to recover - then it is people like Liz that will make it happen.

[marble falls]

3. Wouldn't care much for a Liz Cheney GOP, either.

[wnylib]

6. I don't care if the GOP survives at all.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. Not in the long term, but...

in the run up to the 2022 Congressional elections, this is a beautiful, divide-and-conquer move by Pelosi.

Assist the Trumpists and the Reaganites in going at each other's throats...

[wnylib]

8. Well yes, there's that.

[captain queeg]

2. McCarthy -0, Pelosi, Cheney -1

How obvious do the rethugs have to be that they hate democracy.

[DBoon]

4. Picking off dissenting republicans to eliminate their majority

Reminds me of what Willie Brown did in California

[malthaussen]

5. I hate it when this woman is right. n/t

[ck4829]

9. Kick