No Labels, a centrist organization, takes on the Jan. 6 committee.

No Labels, a centrist organization, takes on the Jan. 6 committee.

No Labels, a centrist organization, takes on the Jan. 6 committee.
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The House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 committee, according to the bipartisan advocacy organization No Labels, was compromised and acrimonious.

The organization, which has members and reports from both sides of the aisle, published a four-minute video on Wednesday outlining five worries about the committee’s potential to “bring the country together.”

“Despite an early attempt at bipartisanship, the work of the January 6 Committee has devolved into a politicized exercise about which the public is suspicious,” No Labels posted on social media.

No Labels outlined a number of challenges with the Jan. 6 committee that it believes have jeopardized the panel’s credibility. Both parties’ attempts to politicize and influence the composition of the committee’s parliamentarians are particularly detrimental to the committee’s job. According to No Labels, with seven Democrats and only two Republicans on the committee, the balance of power has turned politicized.

“Despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s early attempt to form a truly bipartisan committee, the group is unlikely to generate solutions that will bring the country together,” No Labels stated in their video.

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The group accused both Republicans and Democrats of the lack of equal representation on the panel, noting the GOP’s refusal to cooperate in the committee’s formation and Pelosi’s rejection of individuals proposed by House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

No Labels sees itself as “a nationwide movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents striving to unite our leaders to address America’s most difficult challenges.” It promises to promote “those who stand up to party leaders and push for two-party solutions.”

On January 6, the House Select Committee issued subpoenas to seven Republican members who have refused to participate in the probe, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Texas, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Scott Perry, R-Ohio were also served with subpoenas. The committee will look at the events leading up to and during the assault of the United States Capitol in early 2021. Chairman Bennie Thompson stated that before issuing the subpoenas, his committee solicited voluntary testimony from each of the legislators.

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