Objection from Rep. Jim McGovern regarding Alabama's electoral votes. Biden asking if there is a senator. McGovern says no, there is not.
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A third rep gets up, objects to Georgia vote. Biden is getting upset: "It is over."
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[Who was that?]
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That was Rep. Pramila Jayapal. (Thanks,
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Rep. Barbara Lee objects regarding the Michigan vote. Biden interrupts her, referencing 3 USC 15. They then cut her mic.
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An objection is made to Mississippi's vote. Biden interrupts and asks if there is a senator joining her. There was not, so he cuts it off.
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[Who was that?]
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It was Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. (Thanks, @The_SAlexander.)
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Rep. Raul Grijalva objects. Biden says no. Then, Rep. Jackson Lee again objects, as to NC. Biden is unhappy.
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Biden: "There is no debate. There is no debate. There is no debate."
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I covered the background on this objection stuff here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-electoral-college-vote-isnt-just-about-the-electoral-col?utm_term=.niMvZgo3am#.uiPkD85bMZ …pic.twitter.com/DHoYFS2Xsp
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Rep. Jackson Lee again objects, this time to SC vote. Biden says no. Jackson Lee's mic is cut off at first.
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[Carly Fiorina got more electoral votes than did her running mate.]
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Rep. Barbara Lee again objects, this time to West Virginia's electoral votes. Some outcry on the floor after Biden shuts it down.
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Rep. Jackson Lee objects to Wisconsin's votes. Biden: "The gentlewoman will suspend." Her mic is cut.
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Rep. Maxine Waters objects to Wyoming: "Is there one United States senator who will join me in this objection?" She is cut off by Biden.
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No senators joined.
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A man removed from the House gallery, followed by a woman, followed by a third protester.
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And, that's that. The Joint Session is done, and Donald Trump has been elected the next President of the United States. Mike Pence to be VP.
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Dem reps objected to 10 states' electoral votes: AL, FL, GA, MI, MS, NC, SC, WV, WI, and WY. No senator joined, so none were considered.
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Why is this? Why won't any Senator join in?
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