By the end, election-objecting senators' main argument was about feelings

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Wednesday’s joint session of Congress did not proceed as it would have otherwise after those people broke in.

A team of Republican House members had resolved to contest results from swing states, and at least 12 Republican senators did, too. When all reconvened, Congress finished debating Arizona’s electors but accepted them.

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