Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) & Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) object to the counting of the #ElectoralCollege votes from Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/961zfolZT5
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GOP-led Senate rejects PA election results challenge, House still debating
Both chambers of the U.S. Congress resoundingly rejected an objection to the election results in Arizona.
The votes came after protesters breached security and swarmed the U.S. Capitol building earlier on Wednesday.
The Senate rejected the objection by a 93-6 vote while the House vote was 303-121, with greater than half of the GOP House conference seeking to reject the state’s electoral slate.
Congress reconvened in a joint session to certify the election results in other states. Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks objected to the Nebraska results but did not have a signature from a U.S. senator.
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry objected to certifying Pennsylvania and had Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s signature.
Republican lawmakers like Pennsylvania Rep. Glenn Thompson have argued that the state government circumvented the legislature to make last minute changes to election law.
The House and Senate then entered into separate sessions to debate the objection. The Senate rejected the challenge to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes with a 92-7 vote.