Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) joins Republican Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania to attend new senator orientation after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) tried to block him. He offered to “personally accompany” him to the National Diet Building.
“I’m going to personally escort @DaveMcCormickPA to the Capitol for new senator orientation. I’d like to know how we’re going to keep him out once he literally walks into the ‘room where it happens.'” Lee writes from his own documents. Personal X Account Sunday.
Lee said Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Missouri) has “expressed his intention to join this effort.”
“We welcome other senators to join us!” Lee added.
“Mike, I’m with you,” Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) responded. “Dave McCormick is a senator from Pennsylvania and is eligible to participate in orientation along with the rest of his freshman class.”
Schumer won’t allow Dave McCormick to attend Senate orientation due to strong PA vote count
David McCormick arrives to speak with his wife, Dina Powell, during an election night watch party in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean J. Pasker)
A spokesperson for Mr. Schumer told Fox News Digital that Mr. McCormick was not invited because at the time there were still “more than 100,000 votes left to be counted” in the Pennsylvania Senate race, adding that the campaign was “not yet open.” It has not been decided,” he said.
A spokesperson said, “As is customary, we will invite the winners after the votes have been counted.”
Fox News Digital reached out to McCormick’s campaign for comment on Schumer’s rejection and Lee’s offer, but did not immediately receive a response.
The Associated Press ruled Thursday that the race favors McCormick over three-term Democratic incumbent Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey. Mr. Casey is not conceding because thousands of votes have yet to be counted.
“I have dedicated my life to making sure the voices of Pennsylvanians are heard, whether it’s on the Senate floor or in free and fair elections,” Casey wrote on Thursday’s X. “It has become clear that there are more than 100,000 votes yet to be counted. Pennsylvania is the birthplace of our democratic process. We will allow that process to proceed. , we must ensure that every vote that is counted is counted. That’s what Pennsylvania deserves.”
As of Monday morning, Mr. McCormick led Mr. Casey by 40,145 votes, a margin of 0.58 percentage points, just above the narrow margin that would trigger an automatic recount, according to Pennsylvania’s election results website. There is.
McCormick led by more than 30,000 votes when the Associated Press called the race Thursday at 4:09 p.m. At this point, an estimated 91,000 votes remained, but the Associated Press claimed there were not enough votes in Casey’s areas to make up the difference. McCormick appeared on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” and said he had a “about 40,000 vote lead, which is a huge margin,” and that “mathematically speaking, Casey… There is no way for the senators to win.”
“And ultimately, Sen. Casey will have to decide when to grant it,” McCormick added.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) has not invited incoming Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick to the new senator orientation. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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“Mr. Schumer is not allowing @DaveMcCormickPA to attend his Senate orientation this week because Mr. Casey has refused to concede the race,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio wrote in the X. What about elections? ”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has offered to escort Sen.-elect Dave McCormick to the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona was also not invited to the new senator orientation. Despite his lead, the Associated Press has not yet called the Arizona Senate race between Gallego and Republican Kari Lake.
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The winner will replace retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party two years ago.
“In 2018, my campaign wasn’t called for six days. I flew red-eye to Washington, D.C. for Senate orientation. I learned a lot that week and built lasting relationships,” Sinema said. wrote to X. Pennsylvania and Arizona senators should be invited to orientation and start learning the job. ”
FOX News’ Julia Johnson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Daniel Wallace is a breaking news and political reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and X: @danimwallace.
