Republicans on inauguration committee block Biden resolution
Say they don't want 'to get ahead of the electoral process and decide who we are inaugurating'
In this file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Mr. Blunt is one of three Republican members on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies who opposed a resolution ... more >
By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Republicans on a congressional inauguration committee have blocked a resolution Tuesday that would have formally recognized presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden as the winner of the 2020 election as they plan for the upcoming inauguration.
The Republican members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, JCCIC Chairman Sen. Roy Blunt — blocked the resolution put forth by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer that would have which would have formally informed the public that Congress was preparing for Mr. Biden’s inauguration.
Mr. Blunt, Missouri Republican, defended their decision, arguing the legal process was still playing out.
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