Pennsylvania republicans asked the Supreme Court to order election board to segregate ballots that arrive after election day. Mr. Biden and Kamala Harris are expected to address the nation tonight according to reports. We are not exactly sure what they will be speaking about but we will have live coverage here on cspan. Republican president ial state senator spoke about election counting in their state. Good afternoon, everybody. This is a representation of 2020 that we are doing this by zoom, but i want to thank everyone for joining me. As the official counting of the male palette is coming to conclusions soon, we want to remind everyone of the mail in ballot is coming to conclusions soon, we want to remind everyone that it goes to theires is certified, voter result, county by county go to thel next opportunity for candidates on either side, not just the president ial race but others to decide whether they want to challenge any of the results. We will also have a significant amount of
National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be bro
Masks to see how exciting it is to come before you today with joe biden having the tremendous mandate he has in that pretty soon, the hyphen will be gone from Vice President to president elect, joe biden. It is a happy day for our country because joe biden is a unifier, because he is determined to bring people together, because he respects all points of view, and as he has said, i ran as a democrat, i will govern as president for all of the people whether they voted for me or not. I am so officially pleased with the outcome that is imminent and also personally delighted because of the quality and caliber of leadership that joe biden will provide. This morning, it is clear that the bidenharris ticket will win the white house. His election is historic propelled by the biggest vote ever in the history of our country, 73. 8 million and counting americans, the most votes ever received by any president ial ticket in history. President elect biden has a strong mandate to lead and will have a
Associated press for him include arizona and wisconsin. The count continues in nevada, georgia, with carolina and pennsylvania, with legal challenges filed in all four of those states by the Trump Campaign. And although alaska has not been declared, the president is leading toone for that states electoral votes. The magic number is 270. In the popular vote, 71 million americans cast votes for the bidenharris ticket, while 68 alien voted for the trumppentz team, compared to 66,000,004 Hillary Clinton and 63,000,004 donald trump in 2016. And good evening. We are going to hear your voices tonight about alexion 2020, and get updated results. Thest want to let you know, michigan secretary of state will hold a press conference very shortly, Jocelyn Benson, and we will go to that live. So we might interrupt our normal flow of events this evening. Brawner. Us is greta begin with states that have not been called on this evening at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. We begin with alaska. You mentioned this, pe
For us on the committee to do something radical, to listen more than we talk. For us to heare from our colleagues on both sides of the aisle about their ideas for the next rules package. Regardless of who controls Congress Next year, i think we can all agree running this house with integrity means listening to all members so that is what we will be doing today. We took a collaborative approach with the rules package for this congress and im proud to say the first bipartisan package in decades. It took time to acknowledge no party has the monopoly on good ideas. Of what weve created together, the consensus calendar to expedite consideration of ideas with bipartisan support, the Diversity Office to get the calls falls of Congress Looking like the real world, and the Modernization Committee to advance good ideas from both sides to get this place functioning better. Although we were hearing these in committee, we required other committees hold them so all members have the chance to be hear