McConnell says he'll "proudly" support Senate bill to reform Electoral Count Act
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday announced he'll "proudly" support bipartisan legislation in the Senate to reform the Electoral Count Act, a move intended to prevent a recurrence of the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
A similar effort passed in the House last week. Eleven Senate Republicans have already announced they are co-sponsoring the measure, more than enough for passage. The Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday voted to advance the bill, with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz being the only committee member to object.
"I strongly support the modest changes that our colleagues in the working group have fleshed out after literally months of detailed discussions," McConnell said on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon. I'll proudly support the legislation, provided that nothing more than technical changes are made to its current form."
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