NEW: McCarthy threatens to strip any GOP member of their committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission, @jamiegangel reports.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) July 1, 2021
Democrats emphasized that the compromise bill on the floor on Wednesday incorporated GOP demands that the commission include an equal ratio of Democrats and Republicans and coequal subpoena power. Katko had rebuffed an earlier proposal from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that would have allowed Democrats to appoint seven members over four for Republicans.
Pelosi’s proposal would give her eight picks and Republicans five. The fact that so many reported this suggests it was proactively put out by Pelosi’s team and will probably happen. It also helps that even including a Pelosi-appointed Republican would mean the committee would have a majority of Democrats — at least 7 of 13 members.