![]() Some of my colleagues, including those still in the Maryland delegation, offered objections in 2017 when counting the electoral votes for President Trump. Joe Biden will be President on January 20th. ![]() We did not call for the overthrowing of an election. My colleagues and I held legitimate Constitutional concerns about how the November election was conducted in certain states and felt compelled to highlight those concerns during the formal vote count. Today, some Marylanders are even calling for my resignation, which I will not do. Democrats are calling for unity, yet also calling for the expulsion of Members who objected in yesterday's Electoral College count. "I have routinely and consistently rejected violent protests, whether in the case of yesterday, or last summer. He released a statement Thursday addressing calls for his resignation- something he says he will not do. Harris has represented Maryland's 1st district since 2011. "If there is nothing to hide, why not allow thorough transparent investigations? Who would be against that? I hope that's answered in tomorrow's debate." "I am shocked that judges have not ordered investigations when legitimate concerns have been raised in lawsuits," his statement said in part. On Tuesday, he said he was objecting to the counting of electoral votes from certain states where there are "lingering, serious and uninvestigated concerns with how elections in these states were conducted in November." Harris joined the small group of GOP lawmakers in objecting to Biden's victory Wednesday.
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