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These 7 senators voted to sustain the objection against Pennsylvania s electoral votes
An objection to certify Pennsylvania s electoral votes failed in the Senate tonight, with a 92-7 vote.
Here are the seven Republican senators who voted to sustain the objection:
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
Senate is voting now on Pennsylvania objection
From CNN’s Ted Barrett
The Senate is voting on the objection of Pennsylvania’s Electoral College vote count now.
Lawmakers yielded their time allocated for debate, and are expected to reject the attempt to throw out the state s votes for President-elect Joe Biden.
The objection was presented by Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry and Sen. Josh Hawley.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., objected to counting Pennsylvania s Electoral College votes hours after a violent mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, causing significant damage, leading members of the U.S. Congress to seek shelter and delaying the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s November victory by nearly six hours.
Lummis, sworn in Jan. 3 to replace now-retired Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi, was the only member of Wyoming s congressional delegation to support either of the two objections the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives considered. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Liz Cheney, both Republicans, both voted against objections to Electoral College results in Pennsylvania and Arizona.
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