On the recordJanuary 6, 2021
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11:25 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 12:28 a.m. when called to order by the Vice President. The VICE PRESIDENT. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. I know of no further debate. The VICE PRESIDENT. Pursuant to S. Con. Res. 1 and section 17, title III, U.S. Code, when the two Houses withdraw from the joint session to count the electoral vote for separate consideration of an objection, a Senator may speak to the objection for 5 minutes and not more than once. Debate shall not exceed 2 hours, after which the Chair will put the question: Shall the objection be sustained? The clerk will report the objection made in the joint session. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Objection from Senator Hawley from Missouri and Representative Perry from Pennsylvania, ``We, a U.S. Senator and Member of the House of Representatives, object to the counting of the electoral votes of the State of Pennsylvania on the ground that they were not, under all of the known circumstances, regularly given.'' The VICE PRESIDENT. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. I know of no further debate. Vote on Objection to Counting Pennsylvania Electoral Votes The VICE PRESIDENT.…
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