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Womack Statement on Speaker Pelosi's Select Committee
Washington,
June 30, 2021
Washington, DC—June 30, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the below statement regarding today’s vote on Speaker Pelosi's resolution to establish a select congressional committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Womack previously supported the implementation of a fair and balanced January 6th Commission, but he voted against this version because the structure fails to institute a process that is independent, bipartisan, and equitable in membership and subpoena power: “The American people deserve a full and objective accounting of the January 6th assault. It’s exactly why I voted for the bipartisan commission developed by Representatives John Katko and Bennie Thompson—which was designed to be fair, transparent, and afford no side an advantage. Today’s proposal overwhelmingly fails to meet those criteria. Speaker Pelosi’s version is blatantly partisan and skewed to give Democrats control over appointments, staff, and subpoena power. With her decided team at the helm of the investigation, I also have no confidence we’ll receive a comprehensive rendering of the decisions out of the Speaker’s office regarding actionable intelligence apparently ignored prior to the situation. Our responsibility is to find and present honest and credible facts, not implement an overtly partisan process.” Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. ### |