Manchin, Sinema urge Republicans to "find a path forward" on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission

What they're saying: "The events of January 6th were horrific. We could never have imagined an attack on Congress and our Capitol at the hands of our own citizens," they said in a joint statement.

• "In the hours and days following the attack, Republican and Democratic members of Congress condemned the violence and vowed to hold those responsible accountable so our Democracy will never experience an attack like this again."
• A bipartisan commission "is a critical step to ensuring our nation never has to endure an attack at the hands of our countrymen again. We implore our Senate Republican colleagues to work with us to find a path forward on a commission to examine the events of January 6th."

State of play: Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and more than two dozen of his colleagues have come out against the commission.

• Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were the first GOP senators to publicly support the commission.