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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Wednesday morning said during today’s joint session of Congress, he and his colleagues will carry out their duty under the Constitution to count the certified electoral votes.

Cartwright, D-Moosic, offered his comments ahead of the count the electoral college votes, which was slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET.

“They represent the collective voice of the American people, who chose Joe Biden to serve as the next President of the United States,” Cartwright said. “Yet, there are members of this body who continue to push unfounded claims of wrongdoing and illegality in this election that have been dismissed in state and federal courts across the country, as justification to object to the ceremonial counting of legal, certified votes. These efforts only needlessly undermine the trust in our democratic system and should be rejected.”

Cartwright said losing an election is not easy for candidates or supporters.

“But the people have spoken, our election processes have been rigorously scrutinized in court, and our independent judiciary has affirmed the results,” Cartwright said. “It’s time for us to come together and count the certified electoral votes in keeping with our Constitution, which all Members of Congress swore to support and defend.”