GOP Sens. Pat Toomey
Patrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey The government used the Patriot Act to gather records of website visitors in 2019 The appeals court rules that the massive collection of telephone data from the illegal NSA Dunford is removed from consideration to chair the MORE coronavirus monitoring panel (Pa.) I Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski: Bipartisan lawmakers urge Trump to immediately sign or veto coronavirus relief law Bipartisan, bicameral group urges Trump to sign COVID-19 relief package Congress approves aid to coronavirus. (Alaska) said Saturday it will oppose the efforts of at least a dozen Republican comrades to challenge the president-elect Joe Biden
Joe BidenTrump considers Georgia Senate removals to be “illegal and invalid” in New Year’s tweets. Judge rejects Gohmert’s election lawsuit against former POP senator Pence suggests forming a new partyThe Electoral College will win next week.
Murkowski, in a statement issued on Saturday, reaffirmed that he would support the results of the 2020 elections during a joint session of Congress on January 6th.
“I will vote in favor of the 2020 presidential election. State courts and legislatures have respected their duty to hear legal complaints and have found nothing to justify annulling the results. I urge my colleagues on both sides to acknowledge- and to join me in maintaining confidence in the Electoral College and our elections, “Murkowski said.
Toomey said “the evidence is overwhelming that Joe Biden won this election.”
The Republican Party senator also offered strong criticism to some of his Republican Party colleagues for challenging election results next Wednesday.
“A fundamental and definitive feature of a democratic republic is the right of the people to choose their own leaders. The effort of Senators Hawley, Cruz and others to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in swing states like Pennsylvania directly undermines that right, “Toomey said in a statement.
The home state of Toomey, Pennsylvania and other battlefields, faced legal battles President Trump
Donald Trump Trump says Georgia Senate removals are “illegal and invalid” in New Year’s tweets. The judge rejects Gohmert’s election lawsuit against former Sen. Pence, a former Republican senator, suggests forming a new party, and calls Trump a “ring master.” and its allies to challenge the election results. Biden won the state of Keystone to Trump by more than 1% of the vote in November.
“Senators justify their intention by noting that there have been many allegations of fraud. But allegations of losing campaign fraud cannot justify the annulment of an election. They do not acknowledge that these allegations have been resolved in the courtrooms of America and it was found that they were not supported by evidence, ”Toomey added.
Eleven Republicans, led by the sen. Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzCongress overturns Trump veto for first time Hawley blocks GOP with Electoral College and fights Hawley to challenge Electoral College results in Senate MORE (R-Texas) on Saturday announced it would support challenges to Electoral College results unless there is a 10-day audit.
His. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David Hawley The former GOP senator suggests forming a new party, saying Trump is a “master” of Georgia’s Republicans. (R-Mo.) He had previously announced that he would oppose Wednesday.
Trump, who has endorsed efforts to challenge election results in Congress, has said the election was tainted by widespread voter fraud. The 11 senators, in their joint statement, said the 2020 elections included “unprecedented allegations of electoral fraud.”
Attempts by the Trump legal team to challenge the results in key states have been rejected by the courts and election experts have dismissed allegations of widespread electoral fraud.
If an objection is supported by a member of the House and a member of the Senate, the two chambers are separated and debated for up to two hours. Both the House and Senate would vote if the objection was to be upheld, which would require a majority in both houses to be successful.
Toomey, who previously spoke out against Hawley’s plan during a GOP phone call this week, added in his statement that on Wednesday he would “vigorously defend our form of government by opposing this effort to deprive millions of rights.” of voters in my state and others “.
Wednesday’s objections will fail because Democrats control the House and several Republican senators have said they will oppose the objections next week.
But Wednesday will be the third time since 1887 that Congress has to debate and vote on an objection. Attempts to change the results in 1969 and 2005 were also unsuccessful.
Murkowski and Toomey’s statement is the latest sign of public backlash from Senate Republicans amid deep frustration in the caucus over Hawley’s and others ’decision to support challenging election results.
In order to force a debate and vote, the House Conservatives needed the support of at least one senator, something they did not have before Hawley’s announcement on Wednesday.
His. Ben Sasse
Ben SasseGOP lawmaker criticizes Trump and his colleagues for “trying to discredit” the election. Hawley attacks the Republican Party with the Electoral College fight. Republican Party Senator Criticizes “Ambitious Politicians” for Electoral College’s “Dangerous” Trick (R-Neb.), In an open letter to voters, accused lawmakers of trying to win supporters of the president, adding, “Adults don’t aim a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government.”
His. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt Romney: GOP senator suggests forming a new party and calls Trump Republican Romney’s “ring master”: Lack of a comprehensive vaccine distribution plan is “inexcusable” Trump’s push for stimulus controls K reaches the dead end MORE (R-Utah) said opposing during Wednesday’s joint session “continues to spread the false rumor that somehow the election was stolen.” And the senator. Susan Collins
Former GOP senator Susan Margaret Collins suggests forming a new party, saying Trump is the “ring master” of Republicans, Hawley attacks GOP with Electoral College to fight Trump’s push for controls of K stimulus to the dead end MORE (R-Maine) wondered why Hawley was following through with his plan.
“I wonder why he does it when the courts have unanimously rejected the claims the president’s team has filed for lack of credible evidence,” Collins said. “Senator Hawley is a smart lawyer who held office in the Supreme Court, so he clearly understands. Therefore, I don’t understand him.”
Public struggles are a scenario that Republican Party leaders had hoped to avoid. Leader of the Senate majority Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Georgia keeps Senate agenda in limbo Frustrations erupt as, 000 checks blocked for fourth consecutive day Graham makes money on McConnell :, 000 “non-socialism” payments MORE (R-Ky.) And other top Republicans had urged Republican Party senators not to oppose during the joint session, warning that it would only lead to politically hard votes that would not change the election result.
McConnell, during an independent conference call Thursday, also called Wednesday one of the most important votes of his career in Congress. McConnell, as part of the call, asked Hawley to explain his thinking. The first-year senator did not participate, but later sent an email to the group.
“He said it was the most consistent vote,” Romney told reporters about McConnell’s statements. “I see it as a statement he believes … it’s a referendum on our democracy.”