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Press Release :
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after the Joint Session of Congress completed the electoral count and confirmed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States:
Archived Floor Update :
The Joint Session of Congress has completed the counting of electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Members are advised no further votes are expected in the House this week.
Members are advised no further votes are expected in the House this week.
Archived Floor Update :
At approximately 2:20 a.m., the House will take the following vote, beginning with Group 1 (Rep. Adams to Rep. Cloud):
- Agreeing to the Objection – State of Pennsylvania's Electoral Votes – VOTE NO – Minimum of 5 minutes
This is the last vote for the day
Archived Floor Update :
| The House has begun up to two hours of debate on the objection to the state of Pennsylvania’s electoral votes. After debate, the House is expected to vote, by groups. Following the vote, the House will reconvene for the Joint Session of Congress to continue to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States. |
Archived Floor Update :
The House has reconvened in the Joint Session of Congress to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
**Members are advised that votes are possible in the House tonight. Further information about the exact timing of votes will be announced as soon as it becomes available.
**Members are advised that votes are possible in the House tonight. Further information about the exact timing of votes will be announced as soon as it becomes available.
If you have any questions please contact: Shuwanza Goff, Ray Salazar, or Deborah Rowe at 5-3130.
Press Release :
“It is a sad day in America. It is a wrenching day in America. Is a day in which our words and our actions have had consequences of a very, very negative nature. We ought to watch our words and think what it may mean to some...
Floor Update :
The House is currently taking the following vote, beginning with Group 1 (Rep. Adams to Rep. Cloud):
- Agreeing to the Objection – State of Arizona's Electoral Votes – VOTE NO – Minimum of 5 minutes
Floor Update :
The House has reconvened and resumed debate on the objection to the state of Arizona’s electoral votes.
After debate, the House is expected to vote, by groups.
Following the vote, the House will reconvene for the Joint Session of Congress to continue to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Next vote: At approximately 10:00 – 10:30 p.m., on agreeing to the objection (Arizona).
After debate, the House is expected to vote, by groups.
Following the vote, the House will reconvene for the Joint Session of Congress to continue to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Next vote: At approximately 10:00 – 10:30 p.m., on agreeing to the objection (Arizona).
Floor Update :
At approximately 9:00 p.m., the House is expected to reconvene and resume debate on the objection to the state of Arizona’s electoral votes.
After debate, the House is expected to vote, by groups.
Following the vote, the House will reconvene for the Joint Session of Congress to continue to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Members and staff should remain on the Capitol complex until they are notified by the United States Capitol Police.
After debate, the House is expected to vote, by groups.
Following the vote, the House will reconvene for the Joint Session of Congress to continue to count electoral ballots for the President and Vice-President of the United States.
Members and staff should remain on the Capitol complex until they are notified by the United States Capitol Police.
Press Release :
Hoyer Statement on the Joint Session of Congress Reconvening for the Electoral College Certification
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight:
“Today's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complex was a direct attack on our democracy. It is shameful and despicable, but it will not prevent us from carrying out our Constitutional duties. Tonight, the House and Senate will reconvene in a Joint Session of Congress to continue the Electoral College certification. We will fulfill our duty to the Constitution and the American people.
“Today's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complex was a direct attack on our democracy. It is shameful and despicable, but it will not prevent us from carrying out our Constitutional duties. Tonight, the House and Senate will reconvene in a Joint Session of Congress to continue the Electoral College certification. We will fulfill our duty to the Constitution and the American people.