Unclear If Pelosi Will Allow Debate Over Electoral College Vote: Lawmaker

Unclear If Pelosi Will Allow Debate Over Electoral College Vote: Lawmaker
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to the press at the US Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 23, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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One GOP lawmaker said it’s not yet clear whether House representatives will be allowed to hold a debate or vote on lawmakers’ objections to the 2020 presidential election results in some states.

“We have the support of members of the United States Senate,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said in an interview with Fox News. “See, in 2000, every single member of the Congressional Black Caucus objected to the electors of the state of Florida when George Bush beat Al Gore. There, the objections were offered. They were not accepted by Al Gore” before moving on. Gaetz said the Republicans’ objection is valid under the Constitution.
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