SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Sen. Patty Murray says a family matter prevented her from voting on the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection by President Donald Trump’s supporters at the U.S. Capitol. The Seattle Times reports that the senior Democrat issued a statement saying she had to fly home Friday morning. Her vote would not have changed the outcome, as Republicans blocked the inquiry with a filibuster. Murray did not provide further details. Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell joined other Democrats and six Republicans in voting for the investigation. The measure would have created a bipartisan commission, evenly split between the parties, to review the events.
Murray misses vote on Jan. 6 commission; cites family matter
