Mr. Speaker, and members of Congress, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electors of the several states for president and vice president of the United States. The state of the vote for the president of the United States, as delivered to the president of the Senate, is as follows: The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the United States is 538. Within that whole number, the majority is 270. The votes for president of the United States are as follows: Donald J. Trump of the state of Florida has received 312 votes. Kamala D. Harris — [applause] Kamala D. Harris of the state of California has received 226 votes. [applause]