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For Immediate Release
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Anushka Sarkar, press@standupamerica.com

Stand Up America Applauds January 6 Committee for Using Congressional Subpoena to Compel Trump Republicans to Testify About Their Involvement in Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election

Today, the House January 6 Select Committee issued subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans to testify about their involvement in the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Not one of the five Republican members of Congress accepted the committee's voluntary invitations.
Sean Eldridge, Founder & President of Stand Up America, commented:

WASHINGTON
Today, the House January 6 Select Committee issued subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans to testify about their involvement in the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Not one of the five Republican members of Congress accepted the committee's voluntary invitations.
Sean Eldridge, Founder & President of Stand Up America, commented:

"Trump Republicans conspired to overturn the 2020 election and encouraged violent extremists to intimidate their congressional colleagues and try to prevent them from carrying out their constitutional duty. They have demonstrated they have no fealty to our democracy, our institutions, or the voters who sent them to Washington.

"We applaud the Select Committee for taking this necessary step to hold these leaders to account and ensure the American people hear the full truth about the attack on our democracy and the Capitol. The time for collegial niceties and voluntary invitations has passed."

Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with over two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to strengthen our democracy and oppose Trump's corrupt agenda, Stand Up America has driven over 600,000 phone calls to Congress and mobilized tens of thousands of protestors across the country.