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PA GOP State Senators Create Chaos as They Refuse to Seat Elected Democratic Lawmaker

HeadlineJan 06, 2021

In a chaotic scene Tuesday, Pennsylvania Republican state senators refused to seat their Democratic colleague, Senator Jim Brewster, who won reelection in November. Brewster’s win has been certified, but Republicans say they will not seat him while a legal challenge to his victory plays out in court. Republicans also took the extraordinary step of removing Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman from presiding over the session after he insisted on swearing in Brewster.

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