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According to The Hill political media on the 3rd (local time), 10 senators, including four Republican lawmakers such as Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy and Lisa Merkoski, made a statement that day and said: “The 2020 presidential election has ended. “. They asked for support for the results of the electoral vote.
They said: “Attempting to question the results of the 2020 presidential elections is contrary to the will of the American voters” and “undermines American confidence in the results of the elections that have already been decided.”
Furthermore, he added, “the voters have expressed their will and Congress must fulfill its responsibility to certify the electoral results,” he added. “Now is the time to move on.”
Conservative Republican MPs also declared that they would not join the attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Seven members of the House of Representatives, including Thomas Massey, said in a letter: “Under state law, only the state has the authority to appoint an electoral group.” “Parliament counts the number of electors presented by the state and what kind of electors the state must present. It is not a decision.”
“Doing this may frustrate our political goals, but we are committed to upholding the Constitution rather than political goals,” he said. “We have to count the number of voters presented by the state.”
Previously, 11 Republican senators, including Ted Cruz, issued a statement the day before and announced that they would oppose the results of the electoral vote, which Biden-elect won.
Republican Congressman Mo Brooks also voiced his stance to contest the election results, and Republican Senator Josh Howley confirmed his intention to join.
Politico, a media outlet for political affairs in the United States, said that so far, 140 Republican congressmen have said they would oppose the results of the victory certification vote for the two elected officials, and at least 12 senators also participated. republicans.
The United States Congress will hold a joint Senate and House meeting on the 6th and certify the results of President-elect Biden’s victory.
Biden-elect won all 11.3 presidential elections and also won the state elections with 306 to 232, according to the election results.
The final procedure, the joint meeting of two chambers, will certify the result and announce the elected.
Some Republicans insist on eliminating votes for electoral votes in certain states and try to overturn election results, but the House of Representatives argues that the Democratic Party is a majority party and the Republican-led Senate is also negative. to the objection, so it is unlikely to pass.
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