Political Quotes

“so the Spanish philosopher, Jorge Santayana, is credited with the saying, ``Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'' When it comes to January 6, we would all do well to heed that advice. But right now, there is an effort on the part of the House Republican leadership to make sure we forget that that fateful day ever happened. Later today, the House will vote on establishing an independent Commission to investigate the events of January 6, a complement to the investigation in the House and Senate committees. Both sides negotiated for months. The House Republican leader made three specific requests in February. All three were granted by House Democrats. Modeled after the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, it will have equal representation from both Democrats and Republicans. Subpoenas can only be issued if Members from both sides agree. It appeared we had reached a consensus with the support of rank-and- file Republicans and, frankly, I thought the Speaker was being very generous because subpoena power is so important when you look into something, but she did that. I salute her for it. But even when she went that far, at the eleventh hour, the House Republican leadership turned tail, threw its own negotiators under the bus, and decided to try to sabotage the Commission. Once again, they are caving to Donald Trump and proving that the Republican Party is still drunk off the Big Lie.…”