Did Lindsey Graham vote the way they spoke on January 6 in February 2021?
Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator (R-SC) ·
We need a 9/11 commission to find out what happened and make sure it never happens again.
Voted Nay, 28 May 2021
Graham said in February 2021 that a 9/11-style commission on January 6 was needed. In May he voted against advancing the bill to create one, saying it would turn into a partisan food fight.
Graham said the country needed a 9/11-style commission on January 6, then voted against advancing the bill that would have created a commission modeled on the 9/11 Commission. Before the vote he said he opposed it because it would 'turn into a partisan food fight.'
Said vs. voted · January 6
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Interview on Fox News Sunday, the day after Trump's second impeachment trial ended.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- H.R. 3233, National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3233)
- Vote
- Nay