As Cotton points out, Congress has no role in deciding elections, selecting electors, or adjudicating election disputes. Pretending otherwise is just dangerous abuse that will further erode our system of Constitutional government. 
Seriously have to respect Cotton for this. The long-term consequences and limits on Congress' role he cites are apparent and known to other politicians that are instead choosing to ignore them for personal political gain.
Since it's obvious certain people have been misinforming others: There is no Congressional role that allows them to object to properly certified electoral votes. Those proposing to vote no on January 6th are clearly exceeding the Constitutional and statutory limits.
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 was specifically created to reduce Congress' role in Presidential electoral disputes. It's rather clear that they are only allowed to object if the votes were not regularly given by certified electors (which no one disputes here).
If a state only sends one set of lawfully certified electors to Congress (which is what every state did this year) and the votes are given to Congress under the procedures outlined, then Congress has no power to object. The statute is rather clear on this.
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