It’s a good thing, then, that Congress DOES NOT “certify” the election.
The whole point of the complex Electoral College process is to EXCLUDE the national government from the process of appointing the President.
Having the Electoral votes COUNTED in a public forum is to prevent behind the scenes nonsense. Every Electoral vote handed to the President of the Senate is ALREADY CERTIFIED by the State that cast the votes in the first place.
Cruz and others were going to challenge the certifications of the battleground states