On the recordNovember 16, 2020
instead of working to pull the country back together so we can fight our common enemy, COVID-19, the Republican majority is busy spreading conspiracy theories denying reality and poisoning the well of our democracy. It seems like Republicans all over Washington are auditioning for ``Profiles in Cowardice,'' nudging each other aside to say who can say the most outlandish thing in support of President Trump's baseless claims of election fraud. Two Members of this Chamber went so far as to accuse their State's election result of not being delivered honestly because President Trump didn't win. They demanded their own Secretary of State, a fellow Republican, resign. The two Senators provided no evidence--not a shred--to support the claim that the election wasn't conducted honestly. A Republican Governor this weekend supported the idea of States sending alternative slates of electors to the electoral college. He encouraged Republican State legislators and States that voted for Joe Biden to literally ignore the will of the voters to send electors who would vote for Donald Trump. I understand my Republican colleagues dislike the results of the Presidential election, but this has gone beyond ridiculous. This is reckless. President Trump is working to convince millions of Americans that the election wasn't fair and was stolen without a scrap of evidence.…





