[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 344-349]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES--JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD 
      PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2

  At 1 p.m., the Sergeant at Arms, Paul D. Irving, announced the Vice 
President and the Senate of the United States.
  The Senate entered the Hall of the House of Representatives, headed 
by the Vice President and the Secretary of the Senate, the Members and 
officers of the House rising to receive them.
  The Vice President took his seat as the Presiding Officer of the 
joint convention of the two Houses, the Speaker of the House occupying 
the chair on his left. Senators took seats to the right of the rostrum 
as prescribed by law.
  The joint session was called to order.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Mr. Speaker and Members of Congress, pursuant to 
the Constitution and laws of the United States, the Senate and House of 
Representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates 
and count the votes of the electors of the several States for President 
and Vice President of the United States.
  After ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic 
and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the 
votes cast by the electors of the several States.
  The tellers on the part of the two Houses will take their places at 
the Clerk's desk.
  The tellers, Senator Blunt and Senator Klobuchar on the part of the 
Senate, and Mr. Harper and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania on the part of the 
House, took their places at the desk.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the tellers will dispense with 
reading formal portions of the certificates.
  There was no objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. After ascertaining that certificates are regular 
in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the 
electors for each State, beginning with Alabama.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Alabama seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 9 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 9 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. President, I object to the certificate from the 
State of Alabama on the grounds that the electoral votes were not, 
under all of the known circumstances, regularly given and that the 
electors were not lawfully certified, especially given the confirmed 
and illegal activities engaged in by the Government of Russia that were 
designed to interfere with our election and the widespread violations 
of the Voting Rights Act that unlawfully suppressed thousands of votes 
in the State of Alabama.
  Mr. VICE PRESIDENT. Sections 15 and 17 of title 3 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 the objection in writing and signed not only by a Member of the 
House of Representatives but also by a Senator?
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. President, the objection is in writing and is 
signed by a Member of the House of Representatives but not yet by a 
Member of the United States Senate.
  Mr. VICE PRESIDENT. In that case, the objection cannot be 
entertained.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Alaska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 3 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Arizona seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
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it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 11 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Arkansas seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 6 votes for President and Michael R. Pence from 
the State of Indiana received 6 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of California seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 55 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 55 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Colorado seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 9 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 9 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Connecticut seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 7 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 7 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Delaware seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the District of Columbia seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 3 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Florida seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 29 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 29 votes for Vice President.

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  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentleman from Maryland 
rise?
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. President, I have an objection because 10 of the 29 
electoral votes cast by Florida were cast by electors not lawfully 
certified because they violated Florida's prohibition against dual 
office holding.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Debate is out of order.
  Section 15 and 17 of title 3 of the United States Code requires that 
any objection presented be in writing, signed by both a Member of the 
House of Representatives and a Senator.
  Is the objection in writing and signed not only by the Member of the 
House of Representatives, but also by a Senator?
  Mr. RASKIN. It is in writing, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is it signed by a Senator?
  Mr. RASKIN. Not as of yet, Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. In that case, the objection cannot be 
entertained.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Georgia seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 16 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 16 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
Washington rise?
  Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. President, I object to the certificate from the 
State of Georgia on the grounds that the electoral votes were not--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate. There is no debate.
  Section 15 and 17 of title 3 of the United States Code requires that 
any objection be presented in writing, signed by both a Member of the 
House of Representatives and a Senator.
  Is the objection in writing and not only signed by the Member, but by 
a United States Senator?
  Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. President, even as people waited hours in Georgia--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate. There is no debate.
  If there is not one signed by a Senator, the objection cannot be 
entertained.
  Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. President, the objection is signed by a Member of 
the House, but not yet by a Member of the Senate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. It is over.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Hawaii seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President, and Bernie Sanders of the 
State of Vermont received 1 vote for President, and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 3 votes for Vice President, and 
Elizabeth Warren of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received 1 vote 
for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Idaho seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 4 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 4 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Illinois seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 20 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 20 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Indiana seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 11 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Iowa seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 6 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 6 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Kansas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 6 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 6 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the Commonwealth of Kentucky seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 8 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 8 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Louisiana seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 8 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 8 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Maine seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President and Donald J. Trump of the 
State of New York received 1 vote for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 3 votes for Vice President and 
Michael R. Pence of the State

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of Indiana received 1 vote for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 10 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 10 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 11 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Michigan seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 16 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 16 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California rise?
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, I object because people are horrified by the 
overwhelming evidence of Russian interference in our elections.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Section 18, title 3 of the United States Code 
prohibits debate in the joint session.
  Section 15 and 17 of title 3 of the U.S. Code requires any objection 
be presented in writing, signed by both a Member of the House and a 
Member of the Senate.
  Is the objection in writing and signed not only by the Member of the 
House, but also by a Senator?
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, even with the malfunction of 87 voting 
machines at predominantly African--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate in order.
  Ms. LEE. I have grave concerns--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be entertained.
  Ms. LEE. Unfortunately, it is not yet signed by a Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair is prepared to proceed with the count.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Minnesota seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 10 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 10 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Mississippi seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 6 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 6 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas 
rise?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I object on the massive voter 
suppression that is provisional that denied individual ballots--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Debate is not in order. Debate is not in order.
  The gentlewoman will suspend.
  Section 15 and 17 of title 3 of the U.S. Code requires that any 
objection be presented in writing and signed by both the Member of the 
House of Representatives and a Senator.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I have an objection.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Is it signed by a United States Senator?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Not yet. We are seeking a United States Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Well, in that case, the objection cannot be 
entertained.
  We will proceed with the count.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Missouri seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 10 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 10 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Montana seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Nebraska seems to be regular in form and authentic, and 
it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 5 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 5 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Nevada seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 6 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 6 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of New Hampshire seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State 
of New York received 4 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 4 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of New Jersey seems to be regular in form 
and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the 
State of New York received 14 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 14 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of New Mexico seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 5 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 5 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of New York seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 29 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 29 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of North Carolina seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 15 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 15 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentleman from Arizona 
rise?
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. President, I object to the certificate from the 
State of North Carolina based on violations of the Voting Rights Act 
and confirmed hacking by the--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate in the joint session.
  The Chair has previously ruled that a signature from a Senator is 
required. Is there a signature from a Senator?
  Mr. GRIJALVA. There is a signature from the House of Representatives, 
myself, and--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received without a 
signature from a Senator.
  The tellers will continue the count.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas 
rise?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I object to the 15 votes from the 
State of North Carolina because of the massive voter suppression and 
the closing of voting massive suppression that occurred from African 
American--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate. There is no debate. There is 
no debate.
  The gentlewoman will suspend.
  As the Chair has previously ruled, a signature from a Senator is 
required.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Vice President, I do have in writing a signature

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from myself, not yet a signature from a Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received.
  The tellers will continue the count.

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  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of North Dakota seems to be regular in form 
and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the 
State of New York received 3 votes for President and Michael R. Pence 
of the State of Indiana received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Ohio seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 18 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 18 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Oklahoma seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 7 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 7 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Oregon seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 7 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 7 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seems to be regular 
in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of 
the State of New York received 20 votes for President and Michael R. 
Pence of the State of Indiana received 20 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Rhode Island seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 4 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 4 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of South Carolina seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 9 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 9 votes for Vice President.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas 
rise?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I object to the votes from South 
Carolina because--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  As the Chair has previously ruled, there is no debate in the joint 
session. As the Chair has previously ruled, a Senator is required to 
sign.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I have it in writing. I am now 
seeking a signature from a United States Senator.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of South Dakota seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Tennessee seems to be regular in form 
and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the 
State of New York received 11 votes for President and Michael R. Pence 
of the State of Indiana received 11 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Texas seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 36 votes for President, John R. Kasich of the State of Ohio 
received 1 vote for President, and Ron Paul of the State of Texas 
received 1 vote for President, and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 37 votes for Vice President, and Carly Fiorina of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia received 1 vote for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of Utah seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it 
appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 6 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 6 votes for Vice President.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Vermont seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 3 votes for President and Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 3 votes for Vice President.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Virginia seems to be regular in 
form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of 
the State of New York received 13 votes for President and Tim Kaine of 
the Commonwealth of Virginia received 13 votes for Vice President.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote 
of the State of Washington seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Hillary Clinton of the State of New York 
received 8 votes for President, Colin Powell of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia received 3 votes for President, and Faith Spotted Eagle of the 
State of South Dakota received 1 vote for President, and Tim Kaine of 
the Commonwealth of Virginia received 8 votes for Vice President, 
Elizabeth Warren of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received 1 vote 
for Vice President, Maria Cantwell of the State of Washington received 
1 vote for Vice President, Susan Collins of the State of Maine received 
1 vote for Vice President, and Winona LaDuke of the State of Minnesota 
received 1 vote for Vice President.
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of 
the State of West Virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic, 
and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State of New York 
received 5 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the State of 
Indiana received 5 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California rise?
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, I object on behalf of the million of 
Americans, including members of the intelligence community.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. As the Chair has previously ruled, debate is 
prohibited.
  As the Chair has previously ruled, a signature from a Senator is 
required. The objection cannot be received unless such a signature is 
obtained.
  Ms. LEE. Mr. President, despite grave concerns of the intelligence--
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received.
  Senator Klobuchar, continue the tally.
  Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral 
vote of the State of Wisconsin seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 10 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 10 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Texas 
rise?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I object to the votes from the State 
of Wisconsin which should not be legally certified.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  As the Chair has previously ruled, a signature from a Senator is 
required. Is there such a signature?
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. President, I do have a written document with my 
objection.

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  The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received.
  We will continue the tally.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, the certificate of the 
electoral vote of the State of Wyoming seems to be regular in form and 
authentic, and it appears therefrom that Donald J. Trump of the State 
of New York received 3 votes for President and Michael R. Pence of the 
State of Indiana received 3 votes for Vice President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from 
California rise?
  Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. President, I do not wish to 
debate. I wish to ask: Is there one United States Senator who will join 
me in this letter of objection?
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The gentlewoman will suspend.
  The Chair has previously ruled a signature from a Senator is 
required. The objection cannot be received.
  Members of Congress, the certificates having been read, the tellers 
will ascertain and deliver the result to the President of the Senate.
  Senator BLUNT. Mr. President, the undersigned, Roy Blunt and Amy 
Klobuchar, tellers on the part of the Senate, Gregg Harper and Robert 
A. Brady, 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 the 20th day of January 2017.
  The tellers delivered to the President of the Senate the following 
statement of results:


 joint session of congress for the counting of the electoral votes for 
   president and vice president of the united states--official tally

  The undersigned, Roy Blunt and Amy Klobuchar tellers on the part of 
the Senate, Gregg Harper and Robert A. Brady 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 the twentieth 
day of January, two thousand and seventeen.

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                                                                      For President                                                              For Vice President
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    Electoral votes of each State                                                                          Faith
                                       Donald J.   Hillary     Colin       John    Ron  Paul    Bernie    Spotted   Michael R.     Tim     Elizabeth    Maria      Susan      Carly      Winona
                                          Trump    Clinton     Powell     Kasich               Sanders     Eagle       Pence      Kaine      Warren    Cantwell   Collins    Fiorina     LaDuke
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Alabama--9...........................          9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Alaska--3............................          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Arizona--11..........................         11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Arkansas--6..........................          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
California--55.......................  .........         55  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         55  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Colorado--9..........................  .........          9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Connecticut--7.......................  .........          7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Delaware--3..........................  .........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
District of Columbia--3..............  .........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Florida--29..........................         29  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          29  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Georgia--16..........................         16  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          16  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Hawaii--4............................  .........          3  .........  .........  .........          1  .........  ..........          3          1  .........  .........  .........  .........
Idaho--4.............................          4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Illinois--20.........................  .........         20  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         20  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Indiana--11..........................         11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Iowa--6..............................          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Kansas--6............................          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Kentucky--8..........................          8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Louisiana--8.........................          8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           8  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Maine--4.............................          1          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           1          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Maryland--10.........................  .........         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Massachusetts--11....................  .........         11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Michigan--16.........................         16  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          16  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Minnesota--10........................  .........         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Mississippi--6.......................          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Missouri--10.........................         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Montana--3...........................          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Nebraska--5..........................          5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Nevada--6............................  .........          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
New Hampshire--4.....................  .........          4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
New Jersey--14.......................  .........         14  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         14  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
New Mexico--5........................  .........          5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
New York--29.........................  .........         29  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         29  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
North Carolina--15...................         15  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          15  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
North Dakota--3......................          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Ohio--18.............................         18  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          18  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Oklahoma--7..........................          7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Oregon--7............................  .........          7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          7  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Pennsylvania--20.....................         20  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          20  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Rhode Island--4......................  .........          4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          4  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
South Carolina--9....................          9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           9  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
South Dakota--3......................          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Tennessee--11........................         11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          11  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Texas--38............................         36  .........  .........          1          1  .........  .........          37  .........  .........  .........  .........          1  .........
Utah--6..............................          6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           6  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Vermont--3...........................  .........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Virginia--13.........................  .........         13  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  ..........         13  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Washington--12.......................  .........          8          3  .........  .........  .........          1  ..........          8          1          1          1  .........          1
West Virginia--5.....................          5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           5  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Wisconsin--10........................         10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........          10  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
Wyoming--3...........................          3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........           3  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
    Total--538.......................        304        227          3          1          1          1          1         305        227          2          1          1          1          1
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     Roy Blunt,
     Amy Klobuchar,
       Tellers on the part of the Senate.
     Gregg Harper,
     Robert A. Brady,
      Tellers on the part of theuse of Representatives.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The state of the vote for President of the United 
States, as delivered to the President of the Senate, is as follows:
  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:
  Donald J. Trump of the State of New York has received 304 votes.
  Hillary Clinton of the State of New York has received 227 votes.
  Colin Powell of the Commonwealth of Virginia has received 3 votes.
  John Kasich of the State of Ohio has received 1 vote.
  Ron Paul of the State of Texas has received 1 vote.
  Bernie Sanders of the State of Vermont has received 1 vote.
  Faith Spotted Eagle of the State of South Dakota has received 1 vote.
  The state of the vote for Vice President of the United States, as 
delivered to the President of the Senate, is as follows:
  The whole number of electors appointed to vote for Vice President of 
the United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.

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  The votes for Vice President of the United States are as follows:
  Michael R. Pence of the State of Indiana has received 305 votes.
  Tim Kaine of the Commonwealth of Virginia has received 227 votes.


                   Announcement by the Vice President

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The joint session will be in order.
  The Sergeant at Arms will remove the disturbance from the gallery.
  The joint session will be in order.
  Elizabeth Warren of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has received 2 
votes.
  Maria Cantwell of the State of Washington has received 1 vote.
  Susan Collins of the State of Maine has received 1 vote.
  Carly Fiorina of the Commonwealth of Virginia has received 1 vote.


                   Announcement by the Vice President

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Sergeant at Arms will remove the protestors 
from the gallery.
  The joint session will be in order.
  Winona LaDuke of the State of Minnesota has received 1 vote.
  This announcement of the state of the vote 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 for the term 
beginning on the 20th day of January 2017 and shall be entered, 
together with the list of the votes, on the Journals of the Senate and 
House of Representatives.
  The purpose of the joint session having concluded, pursuant to the 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, 115th Congress, the Chair declares the 
joint session dissolved.
  (Thereupon, at 1 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the joint session of 
the two Houses of Congress dissolved.)
  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, 115th 
Congress, the electoral vote will be spread at large upon the Journal.

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