Political Rewind: Bipartisan Action In Congress Splits Ga. Members Down Party Lines
Thursday on Political Rewind: A bipartisan vote in the U.S. House approved the establishment of a congressional commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. While 35 Republican House members voted in favor of the commission, the proposal was opposed by all of the Republicans in Georgia’s congressional delegation. Every member of the GOP delegation also voted against a resolution condemning the violence that took the lives of eight people killed in the massage parlor shooting spree in Atlanta and Cherokee County. We took a look at the reasons Georgia Republicans may be opposing measures that many consider to be beyond partisanship. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp launched his reelection campaign with a series of media interviews where he sought to establish his achievements. He highlighted his opposition to abortion, and his role behind changes to Georgia election laws. But Kemp continues to face criticism from supporters of former President Donald Trump for not backing lies that the state’s presidential election was stolen for President Joe Biden. Panelists: Kevin Riley — Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dr. Andra Gillespie — Political Science Professor and Director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University Edward Lindsey — Former Republican Georgia Legislator Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver — State Representative (D-Decatur)