The House and Senate voted to reject an objection to Electoral College votes for Pennsylvania in the early hours of Thursday. Earlier, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined 80 House members led by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) in objecting to the state’s slate of 20 Electoral College votes for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during a vote held late into the night on Wednesday. There was no debate in the Senate over the objection prior to the 92-7 vote, as Hawley made his statement during the debate on the Arizona objection earlier in the night. The House voted to reject the objection at a vote of 282-138 at 3:11 a.m. ET. The two chambers moved back to a joint session to continue the counting of electoral votes around 3:23 a.m. ET. Hawley was the first senator and among the first lawmakers to announce that he would object to the certification of electoral college votes. He …
Congress Dismisses Objection to Electoral College Votes for Pennsylvania
January 7, 2021
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