A member of the Democratic leadership in the House said his caucus will offer a defense against the Jan. 6 electoral challenge being led by GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate. “The voters have spoken. The electoral college has spoken. The courts have spoken,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, to reporters on Monday. Jeffries added that Democrats are going to “defend in a serious, solemn, and substantive fashion” when the Joint Session of Congress meets and when Republicans lodge objections. An effort in the House is being led by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), who for weeks has said he would challenge the electoral votes for key states. The effort requires both a senator and a representative, and several Republican senators have pledged to challenge the votes, being led by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Several GOP senators and House representatives said …