t.s.a. that we have been sent here to you -- task that we have been sent here to do. we will follow the constitution and the law and the process for hearing valid concerns about election integrity. e'll do it with respect. we will respect your opinion and respect what you say and willing to listen to you. i think the nation will be better for it on both sides of the aisle. let's show the country, the mob did not win. we have a job to do and let's do it with pride and be better when the sun >> after that a joint session continued until 3:45 thursday morning when the final count was read by vice president pence declaring joe biden and kamala harris the president-elect and vice president-elect.

>> two houses retired to decide upon the vote on the commonwealth of pennsylvania. the secretary of the senate will report the action of the senate. in the senate of the united states, ordered that they vote to 92 rejects the election to the electoral votes cast in the commonwealth of pennsylvania for joseph biden for president and kamala harris for vice president. >> the clerk of the house will report the action of the house. >> ordered that the house of representatives rejects the

objection to the electoral vote of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. >> pursued to the law chapter one title three united states code because the two houses have not sustained the objection, the original certificate submitted by the commonwealth of pennsylvania will be counted as provided therein. tellers will not record and announce the vote of the state of rhode island for president and vice president in accordance with the action to two houses. this certificate from rhode island, the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate from the state that purports to be a return from the state, it is annexed to the certificate reporting to a and ascertain electors.

president, the certificate of the electoral vote of rhode island seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears that joseph biden received four votes for president and kamala harris for the state of california received four votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote for the state of rhode island but the tellers verified as it appears to be regular and authentic? the certificate from south carolina, the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state that purports to be a return from the state and as annexed to it, the certificate of authority of the state purporting to report ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the vote of south carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic and it

appears there from that donald j. trump of florida received nine votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received nine votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of south haslina that the teller verified appears to be regular and authentic? , this certificate from south dakota, the parliamentarians advised is the only certificate of vote from that state that purports to be returned from the state and that is annexed through the certificate of authority from the state purporting to appoint an edge electors. >> mr. president, there sniffed offorget -- the certificate the state seemed to be authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received

three votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of south dakota that the tellers verified appears to be regular and -- in form and authentic? this certificate from tennessee, the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from the state and purports to be a return from the state has annexed to a certificate of authority from that state reporting to and ascertain electors. thursday --dent, the certificate of the electoral vote of tennessee appears to be regular in form and authentic and appears that donald j. trump of florida received 11 votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received .1 votes for vice president area >> are there any objections to

the certificate of the vote of tennessee that has been verified as regular in form and authentic? this certificate from taxes, the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from the state and purports to be a return from the state is annexed the certificate of authority of that state and purports to appoint ascertained electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of texas seems to be regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 38 votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received 38 votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of texas but

the teller has verified appears to be regular in form and authentic? certificate, this from the state of utah the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state that purports to be returned from the state as annexed a certificate of authority from the state purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of utah seems to be regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received six votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to the counting of the certificate of the vote of the state of utah that the teller has verified to be regular in form and authentic? hearing none, this certificate from vermont the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from the state, purports to be returned from the state, has

annexed to the certificate of authority from that state, purports to appoint or ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote from the state of vermont seems to be regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that joseph r biden of the state of delaware received three votes for president and kamala d harris of the state of california received three votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of vermont that the teller has verified his regular inform and authentic? this certificate from the commonwealth of virginia the parliamentarians advise is the only certificate of vote from that state, purports to be a return from that state, is annexed to the certificate of authority from that same state purporting to appoint and ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral

vote of the commonwealth of virginia seems to be in regular form and authentic and appears therefrom that joseph r biden junior of the state of delaware received 13 votes for president and kamala d harris the state of california received 13 votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the commonwealth of virginia that the teller has verified is appearing regular in form and authentic? this certificate from washington the parliamentarians advise is the only certificate of vote from that state, purports to be a return from the state, has a certificate of authority from the same state purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of washington seem to be regular inform -- in form and authentic and appears

that joseph biden of delaware received 12 votes for president and kamala harris of the state of california received 12 votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of washington that the teller has verified and appears to be regular in form and authentic? hearing none, this certificate from west virginia the parliamentarians advise is the only certificate of vote from that state purports to be a return from the state, has annexed the certificate of authority from the state reporting to appoint and ascertain electors. >> mr. president, there certificate of the electoral vote of the state of west virginia seems to be in -- regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received five votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received

five votes for vice president. >> are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of west virginia but the teller has verified appears to be regular in form and authentic? this certificate from wisconsin parliamentarians advise is the only certificate from that state purports to be a return from the state and has annexed to it a certificate of authority from the state purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that joseph r biden junior of the state of delaware received 10 votes for president and kamala d harris of the state of california received 10 votes for vice president. >> for what reason does the gentleman from texas rise?

>> i objects because seven white house members all who condemned violence as we witnessed today are firmly committed to the resolution of disagreements and -- in civil lawful institutions free of violence and though not a single court has allowed an evidentiary hearing to listen to the significant body of evidence theraud and some see of courts failures that no court will listen to the evidence as saying evidence did not exist as democrat leaders in milwaukee illegally and unconstitutionally created more than 200 illegal polling places, tens of thousands of votes were changed by workers despite election workers objections plus so many illegalities to fraudulently create a 20,000 vote lead. senatort along with a who now has withdrawn his objection. and 17 of title

iii of the united states code require that any objection be presented in writing, signed by a member of the house of representatives and a senator, is that objection in writing and signed by a member and a senator? >> it is in writing, it is signed by a member, but it is not signed and objected to by a senator, mr. president. >> in that case, the objection cannot be entertained. this certificate from wyoming the parliamentarians advise is the only certificate of vote from that state and purports to be a return from the state as an annex of certificate of authority from the same state purporting to report and ascertain electors. >> the certificate of the state

of wyoming seems to be regular in form and authentic and appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received three votes for vice president. are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of wyoming that the teller has verified appears to be regular in form and authentic? hearing none, the chair advises members of congress the certificates having been read, the tellers will ascertain and deliver the result to the president of the senate. >> the undersigned, roy blunt and amy klobuchar, tellers on

the part of the senate, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states for the term beginning on 2021.th day of january, that joet we make is biden and kamala harris will be the president and the vice president according to the ballots that have been given to us. [applause]

>> the whole number of electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538, within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows, joseph r biden junior of the state of delaware has received 306 votes, donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 232 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 530 eight, within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows, kamala d harris of the state of california has received 306 votes. michael r. pence of the state of 2 votes.has received 23 the announcement of the state of the votes by the president of the senate shall be deemed a

sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states each with a term beginning on the 20th day of january 2021 and shall be entered with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and the house arrest -- house rep -- house of representatives. the chair now recognizes for the purpose of closing prayer, the 62nd kaplan of the united states senate, chaplain barry c. black. >> let us pray. lives and sovereign of our beloved nation. the desecration of the united states capitol

, the shedding of innocent blood, the loss-of-life , and the quagmire of dysfunction that threatened our democracy. usse tragedies have reminded that words matter and that the power of life and death is in the tongue. we have been warned that eternal continues to be freedoms price. lord, you have helped us remember that we need to see in humanityr a common that reflects your image.

you have strengthened our resolve to protect and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies domestic as well as foreign. healing anding unity to our hurting and divided nation and world. thank you for what you have blessed our lawmakers to threatssh in spite of to liberty. , drive fareep us from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to do your feet on thede our

path of peace. america.bless name,y in your sovereign amen. the purple -- the purpose of the joint session having concluded, the concurrent resolution one of the hundred 17 congress, the chair declares the joint session resolved. [applause]

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