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“To those storming the Capitol - I am on the House floor and I will not be deterred from upholding my oath, under God, to the Constitution by mob demand,” Roy tweeted Wednesday. To those storming the Capitol - I am on the House floor and I will not be deterred from upholding my oath, under God, to the Constitution by mob demand. #StandUpForAmerica Chip Roy (@chiproytx) January 6, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT Although more than 100 House Republicans have said they will raise objections to Biden’s victory, Roy is one of a handful who joined Rep. Thomas Massie “Though doing so may frustrate our immediate political objectives, we have sworn an oath to promote the Constitution above our policy goals,” the signers of the letter wrote. “We must count the electoral votes submitted by the states.” ....
The letter opens by giving credence to President Trump “The elections held in at least six battleground states raise profound questions, and it is a legal, constitutional, and moral imperative that they be answered,” it says. But it goes on to note that no states have submitted competing slates of electors, including those with GOP-controlled legislatures. “Unless that happens between now and January 6, 2021, Congress will have no authority to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election,” the letter states. “Though doing so may frustrate our immediate political objectives, we have sworn an oath to promote the Constitution above our policy goals,” the letter concludes. “We must count the electoral votes submitted by the states.” ....
Asked about needing a days-long continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded past Friday night as talks continue, Thune indicated senators could block that from happening if leaders don t have a larger deal in hand. I mean I ve already I know people who are gonna object to that, that want to keep pressure on the process until we get a deal, he said. ADVERTISEMENT So, it would take consent obviously to do a short term CR, Thune added. Congress has until the end of Friday to either pass the deal on an omnibus and coronavirus aid an unlikely long shot, lawmakers acknowledge, because it s still being negotiated. If they don t, they ll need to buy themselves some more time by passing a CR to prevent the government from briefly shutting down a week before Christmas. ....
“You know since George Washington there has been a peaceful transition of power, and I think it’s important that it continue, so yes of course I would,” he said at The Hill s event Meet the New Members when asked if Trump should attend the Jan. 20 inauguration. “The reality is when the outgoing and the incoming president join, it is a unique time. It’s a time in which America respects both of these as they transition, and it’s an important time, and I hope it will occur.” ADVERTISEMENT Issa is the latest Republican to indicate that Trump should attend the event signifying the peaceful transition of power. Sen. Lindsey Graham ....
The senator from Utah tweeted an abbreviated version of the statement he told SiriusXM’s Chief Washington Correspondent Olivier Knox in a prerecorded interview, noting the recent reports of Russian hacks into government agencies showed alarming U.S. vulnerability and apparent cyber warfare weakness. “I think the White House needs to say something aggressive about what happened. This is almost as if you had a Russian bomber flying undetected over the country, including over the nation s capital, and not to respond in a setting like that is really stunning, Romney told Knox. ADVERTISEMENT On Sunday, reports emerged showing that the U.S. Treasury Department and a Commerce Department agency had been breached by a Russian military intelligence unit known as Cozy Bear, which is responsible for past hacks into government agencies. ....