Sheldon Whitehouse: “The Senate has to do something. And the Senate has consigned this…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2021

The Senate has to do something. And the Senate has consigned this responsibility to the ethics committee.

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Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the Senate's responsibility to investigate the actions of Senators Cruz and Hawley regarding the Capitol attack.

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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The Senate has to do something. And the Senate has consigned this responsibility to the ethics committee.”