By JANIE SLAVEN
Commonwealth Journal Jan 8, 2021
Rodney Casada
While the stateâs Democratic party leadership has called on Congressman Hal Rogers to resign after voting to sustain objections to Electoral College results in two battleground states, Pulaski Countyâs party chair would just like to see both Democrats and Republicans meet in the middle of the aisle.
âI really didnât see that coming,â Dr. Rodney Casada said of Rogersâ vote. âBut in our county, 80 percent of the people voted for Donald Trump in the election and this is Congressman Rogersâ stronghold. So I guess he assumed that was what most of the people would want him to do.â¦
Congressman Hal Rogers
A steady voice for conservatism for 40 years, Congressman Hal Rogers was making waves on both sides of the aisle Thursday after joining 146 other Republicans in the United States Senate and House of Representatives in objecting to results of the Electoral College declaring Joe Biden as President-elect over President Donald Trump â the only member of the Kentucky delegation to do so.
The joint Congressional proceedings to certify the election results were delayed Wednesday by some eight hours after a throng of pro-Trump supporters broke through barricades surrounding the Capitol building â forcing an emergency recess and lockdown.
The disruption caused legislators to scrap objections to the electoral results in several battleground states but ultimately objections to two states â Arizona and Pennsylvania â moved forward for each chamber to debate. Though both objections were defeated, with several legislators even changing their minds due
An attendee wears a homemade sign during Wednesday s rally. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
Event organizer William Bill Moss announced his intent to run against Senator Mitch McConnell in the future. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
An attendee signs a petition calling for the impeachment of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
The rally was escorted by the Williamsburg Fire Department into Briar Creek Park. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
Around 25 people attended the Rally to Stop Election Fraud on Wednesday in Williamsburg. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
Rally organizer William Bill Moss reads aloud federal government spending figures over the past year. | Photo by Jarrod Mills
Credit Ryland Barton
Kentucky’s 5th district Congressman Hal Rogers was the only member of the state’s federal delegation to vote against certifying the presidential election results on Wednesday, citing unfounded claims of election fraud.
Rogers was ultimately on the losing side of the vote, which took place hours after right-wing extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol following a rally for President Donald Trump on the National Mall.
In a statement, he said that his stance was the result of hundreds of calls from constituents questioning the election results.
“Every American should have confidence in knowing that every fair vote is accurately counted,” Rogers said.
Dec 30, 2020
Somerset s Congressman Hal Rogers and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are usually on the same page.
That didn t appear to be the case on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Rogers and the House voted for a bipartisan COVID relief and federal funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The House on Monday night then voted in support of an amendment requested by President Trump that would increase the COVID stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 per person.
However on Tuesday, McConnell was in no hurry to push the bill through Senate.
McConnell, speaking on the Senate floor, only said the Senate would work on responding to the concerns raised by Trump when he signed the $900 billion pandemic relief and government funding bill Sunday.