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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says Republicans opposed to  the formation of an independent commission into the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol "are afraid of the truth."
Top Republicans in Congress are working to stop the establishment of the commission, aligning themselves with former President Donald Trump ahead of a Wednesday House vote on the proposal.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday morning that he will oppose the legislation to create the panel, joining House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who announced Tuesday that he won't support it.
Both men claimed the bill was partisan, even though membership of the proposed commission would be evenly split between the parties.
McConnell's announcement which came just one day after he said he was "open" to the bill is a blow to Democrats who say an independent, bipartisan investigation of the violent siege is crucial to prevent it from happening again.
While the legislation is expected to pass the House, it will be harder for Democrats to win the 10 Republican votes they need in the Senate without McConnell's backing.

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