Marco Rubio Has Strong Words for January 6 Commission Bill: 'This Is a Partisan Joke'

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

 

When it comes to reactions to a bill that would create a January 6 commission, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in particular has strong words.

The senator raised concerns where others have, in that "there’s plenty of attention already being paid to this," with Rubio rebuking any claims that opposition amounted to a "cover-up."

The bulk of Sen. Rubio's opposition, though, came with concerns that the commission won't be so bipartisan after all:

“So what is this about? I’ll tell you what this is about. The first thing that stood out to me -- this is about politics. Here’s how. They have this thing that says in order to issue a subpoena, you need both the Republican and the Democratic side, evenly divided, to agree with it. But that’s not the point for politics; you don’t actually need the subpoena...Read entire article and see video here: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/21/marco-rubio-has-strong-words-for-january-6-commission-bill-this-is-a-partisan-joke-n2589849