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Joe Biden is now en route to Atlanta, Georgia, where the president-elect will hold a campaign event for Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
Almost 200 business leaders are calling on Congress to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race, despite some Republicans’ plans to object to the electoral vote count.
The Washington Post reports:
The letter marked the business community’s most significant push yet to ensure President Trump’s efforts to overturn the November election are unsuccessful. Signers included a wide array of executives of Fortune 500 companies, from the leaders of banks, airlines, investment firms, pharmaceutical companies, professional sports leagues, real estate conglomerates, top law firms and media companies.
‘The presidential election has been decided and it is time for the country to move forward,’ the letter reviewed by The Washington Post said. ‘ … The incoming Biden administration faces the urgent tasks of defeating covid-19 and restoring the livelihoods of millions of Americans who have lost jobs and businesses during the pandemic.’
