Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska also responded to their colleagues’ joint statement, announcing their intent to vote to certify the results.
"A fundamental, defining feature of a democratic republic is the right of the people to elect their own leaders. The effort by Sens. Hawley, Cruz, and others to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in swing states like Pennsylvania directly undermines this right," Toomey said.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska also declared she will vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results during a joint session of Congress Wednesday, hours after her Republican colleagues announced their plan to join the objection.
"I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and that is what I will do January 6 – just as I strive to do every day as I serve the people of Alaska," Murkowski said in a statement. “I will vote to affirm the 2020 presidential election. The courts and state legislatures have all honored their duty to hear legal allegations and have found nothing to warrant overturning the results.”
Several more Republican senators, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, announced Saturday that they will join Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and object to the certification of the 2020 election results.
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