WASHINGTON —New Kansas Senator Roger Marshall is receiving plenty of criticism for his vote along with a handful of other GOP Senators including Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas against President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
On Thursday Marshall wrote on social media, "Joe Biden is the President-Elect and we must and will have a peaceful transition of power on January 20th. Anything less is not an option. To be explicitly clear – Joe Biden will be our next President.
I am sickened and angered by the violence that unfolded at our nation’s Capitol yesterday. To all those who destroyed any chance we had for peaceful discussion and debate on restoring and ensuring confidence in this and all future elections: Your actions were despicable and each of you – the rioters, vandals, and trespassers – should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.
I am thankful for our law enforcement officers who worked courageously to restore order at the U.S. Capitol – their heroism is unmatched. America is a resilient nation, and I have no doubt that we will unite and grow stronger after this."
More than 90 senators populated the chamber for Wednesday night's debate — guarded by dozens of heavily armed police — and the typically verbose crowd had to keep their remarks to just five minutes.