Marathon of Congressional Electoral College objections will only delay the inevitable
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presides over the first session of the 117th Congress in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)TNS
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By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson CQ-Roll Call (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
The newly minted 117th Congress meets in a joint session Wednesday to confirm the Electoral College votes from each state, and lawmakers are girding for what will be a long series of debates and votes on the normally pro forma affair as dozens of Republican lawmakers object to President Donald Trump’s defeat.