https://x.com/i/status/1948211079001051267

The GOP chair was caught off guard and scrambled—first delaying the vote, then trying to sabotage it by adding amendments to include Biden administration communications. Democrats called their bluff and agreed.

Then the GOP chair, Rep. Higgins, lied, claiming the motion FAILED until Rep. Robert Garcia forced a full roll call vote.

Ultimately, the vote passed 8-2 after 3 Republicans DEFIED their leadership and joined all 5 Democrats to pass the motion.

  • MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 day ago

    Its a PR stunt. The democratic establishment doesn’t want them released.

    That makes no fucking sense whatsoever. Why would they overwhelmingly vote to realease them then?

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
      2·
      1 day ago

      It’s all performative. You vote for something you know has zero chance of passing so you can go “Look! Look! I’m good! I did the thing!” in the next election cycle even if what you really did is nothing.

      See the 50+ votes to repeal Obamacare.

    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 day ago

      I’ll ask you this: Why didn’t the Biden Administration release it? Why did most congressional Democrats not demand the Biden Administration to release it? They had 4 years. Why demand its release now, now that they are out of power and they know that the current admin will never release it.