“Vice President Pence shares the concerns of millions of Americans over voter turnout and irregularities in the last election. The vice president welcomes the efforts of members of the House and the Senate to use its authority under the law to raise objections and take evidence before Congress and the American people on Jan. 6, “Pence chief of staff Marc Short said in a statement to CNN.
While at least 140 House Republicans are expected to join their Republican colleagues in the Senate in voting against counting the election votes in Congress, According to two members of the GOP House, the attempt to change the outcome of the election has almost no chance, just to delay for a few hours the inevitable confirmation of Biden’s victory as the winner of the College of Election and the next head- sitting.
Last week, Sen. Josh Hawley was the first senator to announce plans to oppose the results – a big move as both House members and grandparents must file a complaint when Congress counts the votes. election. The Missouri Republican on Sunday was still reviewing how many states he could oppose and whether he would oppose more than just Pennsylvania, according to a source familiar with speculation.
For each state that Hawley protests, the House and Senate must hold each debate separately for two hours and hold a vote. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, leads a group of 10 other GOP seniors who have publicly said they will vote for a protest when Hawley introduces one. The Cruz coalition has not made a final decision on whether to file any of those seniors as Hawley intends to do.
The source told CNN that while Hawley and Trump speak regularly, given their close relationship, Hawley has also heard from members of the Trump campaign team. However, the source said Hawley and his team are independently examining information that the campaign team has brought forward.
None of the challenges will change that Biden is the next president of the United States, and several courts have thrown out challenges to the election