Pennsylvania legislature erupts into chaos over GOP refusal to seat Democratic senator

Pennsylvania lawmakers are feuding after Republicans refused to seat Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster of Allegheny County, whose win is being contested over a small number of undated ballots. According to KDKA, the CBS affiliated TV station in Pittsburgh, the state's Senate descended into "chaos," with Democrats protesting and shouting over the decision. Republicans also voted for a motion to recognize every other election besides Brewster's and to remove the state's Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman as the body's presiding officer.-- More...

Chaos and shouting in the Pennsylvania State Senate as the Republican majority refuses to swear in a Democratic senator and votes to remove Lt. Gov. @JohnFetterman (D-PA) from presiding over the session.

Watch the wild exchange: pic.twitter.com/WSNQe56yBK

— The Recount (@therecount) January 5, 2021