The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report. View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. No House Democrats voted in favor of the objection, while a majority of House Republicans (68%) did. There were 138 House Republicans who voted to sustain the objection, while 64 voted against it and 218 Democrats also voted against it. Lawmakers in the House voted 282-138 against the objection as the counting of Electoral College votes continued into the early hours of Thursday morning.
The heated moment passed just as quickly as it began, and the debate resumed.Īfter two hours of heated debate, the House eventually joined the Senate in turning aside Republican objections to Pennsylvania's electoral for Biden. There was shouting, but no punches were thrown. Andy Harris, R-Md., and Colin Allred, D-Texas, appeared to be on the verge of a fist fight, sources told ABC News. Sources, as well as reporters who were in the room, told ABC News that House Republicans and Democrats appeared to be confronting each other in the aisle, and a shouting match ensued about who should sit down. Colin Allred reportedly came to the brink of a fistfight late on Wednesday. Lamb then told Republicans: "The truth hurts."Īs Pelosi banged her gavel, attempting to get the lower chamber in order, several members ran toward the back of the room. Andy Harris pushed back on reports that he and Texas Democratic Rep. Pelosi dismissed Griffiths because he spoke out of turn. All AL AK AS AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND MP. I ask that those words be taken down," Griffiths said to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding Lamb's speech. "The gentleman said there were lies on this floor today, looking over this direction. Colin Allred (D-Texas), a 37-year-old former NFL football player. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a 63-year-old US Navy veteran, and Rep. Morgan Griffiths, R-Va., then jumped in, attempting to make a point of order and asking for some of Lamb's words to be stricken from the record. A confrontation subsequently broke out in the background between Rep.