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Trump remains silent, for now, as House, Senate push bipartisan Electoral Count Act bills
The House is moving quickly on a bill to overhaul the Electoral Count Act, the 19th-century law governing the certification of presidential elections.
Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) unveiled their bill Monday, and the House is expected to vote on it on Wednesday, where it is expected to pass with the support of Democrats and at least a few Republicans.
The Senate released its version in June, but the earliest it would be brought up for a vote is after the midterm elections during the “lame duck” session.
The speed at which it is being ushered through the House is, in part, to put Republicans on the record ahead of the midterms.
Then-President Trump tried to exploit the law's ambiguities in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results by pressuring Vice President Pence to reject electors from certain states. Pence declined, but Trump's effort culminated on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters backing his false claims of widespread election fraud...
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