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(Reuters) -Leaders of the U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol stated the panel had postponed a listening to scheduled for Wednesday, citing the risk to the state of Florida by a serious hurricane.
In an announcement on Tuesday, the panel’s Democratic chairperson, Bennie Thompson, and Republican vice chairperson, Liz Cheney, didn’t announce a brand new date for the listening to.
“In gentle of Hurricane Ian bearing down on components of Florida, we now have determined to postpone tomorrow’s proceedings. We’re praying for the security of all these within the storm’s path. The Choose Committee’s investigation goes ahead and we are going to quickly announce a date for the postponed proceedings,” Thompson and Cheney stated in an announcement.