U.S. Rep. Richard Neal ‘sheltering in place’; McGovern says they will resume vote
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
The House Ways and Means chairman said he is in a Capitol complex sheltering in place.
I am currently in the Capitol complex sheltering in place. We are following Capitol Police orders and are thankful that they are keeping us safe during this violence. Rep. Richard Neal (@RepRichardNeal) January 6, 2021
Earlier in the day, Neal, D-Springfield, tweeted out his thoughts as Congress prepared to accept electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
President-elect Biden received more votes than any presidential candidate in American history – and tomorrow, the Congress will certify his decisive victory. #AmericaHasSpoken. Rep. Richard Neal (@RepRichardNeal) January 5, 2021
Senate GOP leader: Challenging Biden win threatens republic
Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor
Associated Press
Washington – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged fellow Republicans on Wednesday to abandon their effort to overrule President-elect Joe Biden’s election triumph, directly rebuking defeated President Donald Trump and asserting that the GOP drive threatened the country’s democratic foundations.
“The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken,” said McConnell, R-Ky., as the Senate debated a challenge by a handful of GOP lawmakers to the 11 electoral votes that Arizona cast for Biden. “They’ve all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever.”
WASHINGTON: A record 3 million early votes have been cast in the two Georgia runoff elections that next week will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate, according to a final tally released on.
Biden and his team have steered at least $18 million to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock try to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
A record 3 million early votes have been cast in the two Georgia runoff elections that next week will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate, according to a final tally released on Friday.