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On the recordJune 22, 2021
Well, let me tell you, Joy, we’re all disappointed, very disappointed that we could get not -- we could not get bipartisan support for a commission. You know, for them to resist, the Republicans, to resist a commission, speaks to whether or not they are interested in really having the facts come out about the insurrection and what took place.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Waters expresses disappointment over the lack of bipartisan support for a commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection.

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