Read Jim Townsend’s newest opinion piece in The Hill!
New probe of the Jan. 6 attack is an opportunity to bridge divides
On Sept. 3, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to establish a new subcommittee to investigate the remaining questions surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The five Republicans and three Democrats who have now been named to the panel may have differing interests in this subject, but they all have an opportunity to approach this work in a genuinely bipartisan fashion, for the good of the country.
A bipartisan probe would also reflect the will of the American people. As Republican pollster Kristin Soltis Anderson noted in a recent essay, politicians may be polarized, but among voters, the center is alive and well, full of citizens who want their leaders to integrate good ideas from the left and right.