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Mr. All right. Go back on the record now.
The time is 11:12 a.m.
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Q So, Mr. Alexander, as we move on to the next sections, I do appreciate the color you're providing us. If you could just answer the question first and then provide the color afterwards, that would be greatly appreciated. And, again, we do appreciate your answers here today. But, yeah, just help this move along a little faster.
So let's go to January 6th now. All right? So, we've moved on from January 6th. For January 6th, Mr. Alexander, you understood that on January 6th Congress would certify the electoral college, making Mr. Joe Biden the country’s next President, correct? That's what was going to take place that day?
A No, that is not my understanding.
Q So why were you protesting on January 6th then? Why was that day special?
A Because I understand that there was going to be an attempt that would likely be successful in certifying the electoral college, but that the Constitution allows a protesting of that vote so long as it has a single member from each Chamber. The Democrats did this in 2017 and in 2001, and it was the first time, to my knowledge, that we Republicans were going to attempt the same thing.
And I had supported Senator Ted Cruz's proposal that we take 5 or 10 days to review the process, but I support Congress making a decision. But to say that it was—that it—that it was constitutionally required to go through on that day, that's not what the Constitution says.
