today, the senate rules committee held a hearing on a bipartisan bill to overhaul the election, the electoral counteract, remember that, the old 19th century law, that president trump tried to circumvent in his bid to overturn biden's victory? the committee chair woman, senator amy klobuchar began today's proceedings with a reminder how close it was to proceeding. >> the electoral count ak in 1887, it hasn't gotten much attention in the next 130 years, it became the cornerstone, sadly, of a plan hatched by president trump and his allies that led to an attempt and this insurrection at the capitol, on that dark day, enemies of our democracy sought to exploit the provisions of this antiquated law to subvert the results of a free and fair election. but yet our democracy rose again. the inauguration, we went forward. and part of that is working
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