His. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David HawleyPush for, 000 stimulus checks hits Senate buzzsaw Georgia GOP senators pull back, 000 stimulus checks Five GOP senators to watch in next month’s Electoral College fight MORE (R-Mo) said Wednesday he will oppose during the congressional count of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, becoming the first Republican Party senator to support the House Conservative effort .
Hawley’s decision would ensure a debate and vote in the House and Senate on the results of the Electoral College.
“I cannot vote to certify the results of election universities on Jan. 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, did not follow their own state election laws,” Hawley said in a statement.
“And I can’t vote to certify without noting the unprecedented effort of mega corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden
Joe Biden: Georgia’s signature audit detects no fraud in the presidential election. Pence refused to sign to plan election cancellation, according to lawyers, an announcement from the New Lincoln Project shows a Trump border wall built from tombstones of victims of COVID-19 MORE. At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of electoral fraud and take steps to ensure the integrity of our elections. But so far Congress has not acted, “Hawley added.
His office did not immediately respond to a question about which states he will oppose next week.
Hawley’s decision comes as a group of House Conservatives, led by Rep. Mo Brooks
The Morris (Mo) Jackson BrooksTrump campaign is asking the Supreme Court to review the Wisconsin challenge. Five senators from the Democratic Republic of Congo will have to watch next month’s fight at the Electoral School. (R-Wing.), They pledged to make a long-term proposal to nullify the results of the presidential election next Wednesday by opposing the results of the Electoral College.
To force a debate and a vote on their objection to a state’s results, members of the House need the support of a senator who will also oppose it, something they did not have before Hawley’s announcement.
According to the Congressional Research Service, this will be the third time Congress has had to debate an objection since 1887. The other two times, in 1969 and 2005, they ultimately failed to change the election results and they rejected the objections.
Congress will convene a joint session on Jan. 6 to formally count the election results. If an objection has the support of both a member of the House and the Senate, lawmakers split in their respective chambers to debate it for up to two hours and vote on whether or not the objection will be upheld.
The objection is not expected to gain majority support in either chamber in the face of opposition from Democrats and some Republicans, meaning efforts in Congress to change election results will fall short.
But Republican Party leaders in the Senate had wanted to avoid fighting altogether, with the majority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch), Mitchell McConnell, GOP senator says he will block consent for 000 stimulus checks The head of Intercept’s DC office: McConnell was “pretty good” with Trump losing Trump’s re-election. (Ky.) And members of his leadership team publicly urged Republicans not to oppose during a conference call earlier this month.
The vote, worried by Republicans, would put a number of Republican Party representatives on re-election in 2022 forcing them to decide between throwing their support behind Trump’s unfounded allegations of election fraud, which many of them have publicly dismissed or breaking with the president and opening up to a bloody primary struggle.
“I mean in the Senate … I would go down like a shot dog,” the senator said. John Thune
John Randolph ThuneTrump points to Congress Republicans on several Sanders fronts to curb NDAA veto override to try to vote on K control proposal This week: Trump’s adherence to Hill’s allies tests MORE (RS.D.) told reporters earlier this month. “I don’t think it makes much sense to put it on everyone when they know what the end result will be.”
Hawley is seen as a 2024 presidential candidate, and his move will put pressure on others who are watching the race.
Several other Republican senators have yet to say whether they will oppose it, including Rand Paul
Randal (Rand) Senator Howard PaulGOP says he will block consent for 000 Billion stimulus checks for foreign governments, pennies for Americans A federal judge: “It’s not uncommon for a criminal like Trump to pardon others criminals “MORE (Ky.), Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Five Republican senators to be seen in next month’s Electoral College fight The Memo: Could Pence Run and Win in 2024? George Clooney calls Trump MORE “charismatic carnival barker” (Texas) i Tom Cotton
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His. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly LoefflerAfter, 000 stimulus checks reach Senate: 2.3 million people have voted in Georgia Senate landslides with a week to finish the head of Intercept’s DC office: McConnell was “pretty good” with Trump losing re-election MORE (R-Ga.), Who joins Trump ahead of his election this Tuesday, has not said what he will do. Senate Elector Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Is also studying closely after his campaign manager said he was seriously considering objecting.