Things devolved from there, and C-SPAN video feed of the hearing showed the benches clearing on either side of the U.S. "It's sad, but it's true," Lamb raised his voice, as Pelosi tried to gain control of the growing disorder. When Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected the request, there were increased shouts. Capitol largely unbothered Wednesday "because of the way they looked." That caused commotion from the Republican side of the aisle, and shortly thereafter Harris interrupted and asked that Lamb's words be removed from the record. "Let's be clear about what happened in this chamber today: invaders came in for the first time since the War of 1812."Ī moment later, Lamb added that protestors entered the U.S. "A woman died out there tonight, and you're making these objections," Lamb said. On the house floor, Harris got into a dispute during the certification process while Congressman Conor Lamb, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said Republicans "inspired" the attack on the Capitol with lies. There was nothing treasonous or seditious about it in 2017, nor this year." "Congress is afforded the right to count - and object to - electoral votes, which we utilized yesterday to highlight concerns we had regarding the November election. "Some of my colleagues, including those still in the Maryland delegation, offered objections in 2017 when counting the electoral votes for President Trump," Harris said in a statement Thursday. Harris objected to the certifying the electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania and was among 106 Republican lawmakers in December who signed an amicus brief objecting to the election results in four swing states: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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