Rep. Liz Cheney takes to the House floor, saying she notices her colleagues talking about "cancel culture."
"I have some thoughts on that," she says.
LIZ CHENEY: "We face a threat America has never seen before: A former president who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election. He has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans the election was stolen...risks inciting further violence."
Liz Cheney on the House floor: "I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president's crusade to undermine our democracy."
Cheney: "The Trump Department of Justice investigated the former president's claims of widespread fraud and found no evidence to support them. The election is over. That is the rule of law... Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution."
Liz Cheney rebukes Trump and her Republican colleagues who echo him.
"Millions of Americans have been misled by the former president. They have heard only his words, but not the truth... Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that."
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Scoop here >> @ossoff plans to offer an amendment in committee to the "For The People Act" saying states can't ban volunteers from giving voters food or water when waiting in line to vote (with some caveats).
“Biden ran center-right in the primary and has governed to the left of Obama.”
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If she advances, a final vote is today.
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51-49, Vanita Gupta advances to a final vote.
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