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The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for special counsel Robert Mueller's report to be made available to the public and Congress.
The measure passed 420 to zero, with four members voting present.
That resolution is non binding, meaning that Mueller and Attorney General William Barr would not be forced to make any materials public, other than what the special counsel regulations dictate.
The Republican-controlled Senate is not expected to take up the resolution.
Source: (NBC)
House unanimously passes resolution calling for Mueller report on Trump to be made public
I was extremely heartened upon reading the headline, and finding it was indeed a truly bi-partisan unanimous effort! But my elation was tempered as I read a bit, and saw the resolution was non-binding. Then it was crushed, when reading further I found the Senate will likely not be taking up the measure! (the last paragraph in my quote)
Why? Why would McConnell not take up the resolution? And how could the two congressional chambers be so far apart on this? A unanimous vote in one chamber, and a tabling in the other, is about as far apart as can be possible.
I have my theory (to perhaps share below).