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30 Dec 20, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Sen. Josh Hawley has pledged to challenge Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania and possibly other states on Jan. 6, when Congress is set to certify the 2020 election results politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen called the move by Hawley "grossly irresponsible." Van Hollen said Hawley was "undermining, even more, public confidence in our democratic process." politi.co/2MkHMv3
Hawley's challenge won't change the ultimate outcome of the election — numerous GOP senators have accepted Biden as president-elect. But it will delay the certification of Biden's victory and force every Congress member on the record affirming Biden's win. politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
Several Republican senators are rejecting Josh Hawley’s effort to challenge Biden's victory, including Susan Collins.

“Sen. Hawley's a smart attorney who clerked for the Supreme Court…I don't understand,” she said. politi.co/2MkHMv3
Sen. Susan Collins said she'd “absolutely” vote to certify the election “unless there's some very unexpected revelation which I cannot imagine will occur” politi.co/2MkHMv3

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