
Democrats in Congress seek to prevent another Jan. 6 riot, protect Electoral College certification
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In a nondescript office a few floors above the cafeteria and a Dunkin' in the Longworth U.S. House Office Building, Democratic staffers on a low-profile U.S. House committee have been gaming out what they say are some political nightmare scenarios.
They're discussing the perils of Jan. 6. But not Jan. 6, 2021.
Democrats on the House Committee on Administration, which has oversight of the U.S. Capitol campus and federal election laws, have been meeting and designing a plan against any attempt to interfere with the Electoral College certification on Jan. 6, 2025.

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