The effort is doomed to fail but would create a spectacle that Senate GOP leaders want to avoid. 2 Republican, told CNN the House conservative effort is futile and urged Senate Republicans not to join the effort. Another incoming senator, Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, wouldn't say if he would join House conservatives' effort to contest a state's election results. At the joint session, any member of Congress can object to a state's results. And asked by CNN if House members should challenge the election results on Jan. 6, Scalise didn't discourage them from doing so.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 01:07 UTC