{"id":2340855,"date":"2024-09-13T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-in-biden-won-districts-vow-to-certify-2024-election-results-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T20:07:42","slug":"house-republicans-in-biden-won-districts-vow-to-certify-2024-election-results-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-in-biden-won-districts-vow-to-certify-2024-election-results-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans in Biden-won districts vow to certify 2024 election results &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-in-biden-won-districts-vow-to-certify-2024-election-results-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of six House Republicans,\u200c alongside several Democrats, have committed to a bipartisan \u2064pledge to certify \u2062the results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming 2024 presidential election<\/a>. This \u200cinitiative, dubbed the &#8220;Unity Commitment,&#8221; aims to ensure the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, especially in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">concerns raised<\/a> by former\u2062 President Donald Trump about potential election\u2063 fraud. The pledge, led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE), includes promises to recognize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">elected president<\/a> as legitimate, attend the inauguration, and condemn any acts of violence. The six Republicans involved are \u2062running for reelection in districts that Joe Biden won in\u200c 2020, distinguishing\u200c them from many of\u200d their colleagues who previously opposed\u200c certifying Biden&#8217;s victory. The initiative highlights a call for bipartisan support in preserving democratic values ahead of the election, as tensions within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gop-field-has-a-trump-dilemma-that-the-latest-indictment-has-only-made-worse\/\" title=\"The GOP field has a Trump dilemma that the latest indictment has only made worse\">political landscape continue<\/a> to\u200d rise.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republicans in Biden-won districts vow to certify 2024 election results<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A half-dozen House Republicans have signed on to a bipartisan pledge circulating Congress that vows to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148165\/trump-stolen-election-claims-save-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>certify the results of the 2024 election<\/a>, including those running for reelection in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcccs-new-senior-adviser-remains-on-parole-in-new-york\/\" title=\"DCCC\u2019s New Senior Adviser Remains on Parole in New York\">districts won<\/a> by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net\/gottheimer.house.gov\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Unity-Commitment-FINAL-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;Unity Commitment&rdquo;<\/a> is being led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE) as a way to &ldquo;safeguard the fairness and integrity&rdquo; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3150097\/trump-stolen-election-lost-by-whisker-sarcasm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November election<\/a>, even as former President Donald Trump has already begun suggesting that Democrats may attempt to cheat to win. Twenty-six Democrats signed on to the pledge as well as six Republicans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After this election, America will have the rule of the mob unless the commonsense majority stands up,&rdquo; the pledge states. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s never been more critical for our leaders to embrace the enduring idea that America is and must always be one nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The three-part pledge vows to acknowledge the winner as the &ldquo;legitimate President&rdquo; when Congress meets to certify the results in January 2025. It also includes promises to attend the inauguration ceremony in person as well as speak out against those who &ldquo;endorse or engage in violence&rdquo; &mdash; hoping to avoid a repeat of when Trump supporters breached the Capitol in an effort to halt the certification of Biden&rsquo;s win on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6, 2021.&nbsp;\">Jan. 6, 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Respect for our democracy, the greatest democracy in the entire world, cannot &mdash; and should not &mdash; be a partisan issue,&rdquo; Gottheimer said in a statement. &ldquo;Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have a responsibility to demonstrate true leadership ahead of this critical election and serve as a voice for calm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All six of the Republicans, including co-sponsor Bacon, are running in competitive House districts that Biden won in 2020. The other Republican signers are Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Nick LaLota (R-NY), and Anthony D&rsquo;Esposito (R-NY).<\/p>\n<p>None of those lawmakers were among the 139 House Republicans who voted against certifying Biden&rsquo;s victory in 2020. All but Bacon and Fitzpatrick were not yet sworn into office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The pledge comes as Trump has repeatedly said the 2020 election was stolen from him, amplifying that claim during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week. Trump has also begun to accuse Democrats of &ldquo;importing voters&rdquo; from foreign countries to vote in U.S. elections, which he has warned may alter the election results in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are allowing these people to come in. &hellip; They are signing them up to vote,&rdquo; Trump said at a campaign event in January. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why you are having millions of people pour into our country, and it could very well affect the next election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal law requires registration forms to compel voters to swear under penalty of perjury that they are citizens of the United States. Additionally, voters must provide proof of a driver&rsquo;s license or Social Security number for election officials to verify their identity in U.S. databases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pledge acknowledges several states will likely face legal challenges to their election results, as was the case in 2020. However, the pledge vows to accept the results of those challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In America we respect election results especially once the courts and appeals work through the process,&rdquo; Bacon said in a statement. &ldquo;We fight hard to win during campaigns and then respect the results when the votes are counted. We are the greatest country in the world, and we are governed by the rule of law. The citizens are sovereign, and they decide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748571\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans from districts that voted for Biden commit to certifying the 2024 election results. Six House Republicans have joined a bipartisan pledge in Congress promising to certify the outcome of the upcoming election, including those seeking reelection in areas that President Joe Biden won in 2020. This initiative, called the \u201cUnity Commitment,\u201d is spearheaded by Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE) to ensure &#8220;fairness and integrity&#8221; in the November elections, despite former President Donald Trump&#8217;s claims of potential Democratic cheating. The pledge has garnered support from 26 Democrats and six Republicans. It emphasizes that without action from a sensible majority, America risks falling into chaos post-election. The three-part commitment includes recognizing the winner as the &#8220;legitimate President&#8221; during Congress&#8217;s certification meeting in January 2025, attending the inauguration ceremony, and denouncing any endorsement or involvement in violence\u2014aiming to prevent incidents like those on January 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to disrupt Biden&#8217;s certification process. Gottheimer stated that respect for democracy should not be a partisan issue and urged Congressional members to show leadership ahead of this crucial election while promoting calmness.<\/p>\n<p>The six Republican signers\u2014Bacon included\u2014are all contesting competitive House seats won by Biden in 2020: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Nick LaLota (R-NY), and Anthony D&#8217;Esposito (R-NY). None were among the 139 House Republicans who opposed certifying Biden\u2019s victory back then; most were not yet sworn into office at that time.<\/p>\n<p>This pledge emerges as Trump continues asserting his belief that he was robbed of victory in 2020 while suggesting Democrats are &#8220;importing voters&#8221; from abroad who could influence future elections\u2014a claim he reiterated during a recent campaign event where he warned about millions entering America potentially affecting electoral outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law mandates voter registration forms require individuals to affirm their U.S. citizenship under penalty of perjury while also providing identification such as a driver&#8217;s license or Social Security number for verification purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge acknowledges potential legal disputes over election results similar to those seen in previous years but commits its signers to accept whatever outcomes arise after judicial review processes conclude. Bacon remarked on America&#8217;s tradition of respecting electoral results once courts have adjudicated any challenges: \u201cWe fight hard during campaigns but honor results when votes are counted.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2340856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Don-Bacon_Republicans_Nebraska_GOP_House_bbv3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,40862,32920],"class_list":["post-2340855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-biden-won-districts","tag-house-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Don-Bacon_Republicans_Nebraska_GOP_House_bbv3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}