| New Congress Convenes to Elect House Speaker and Swear in Lawmakers |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=57781"><span class="small">Felicia Sonmez, Donna Cassata, Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane, The Washington Post</span></a> |
| Sunday, 03 January 2021 14:23 |
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Excerpt: "The 117th Congress convened Sunday at noon, as prescribed in the Constitution, with the surging coronavirus pandemic forcing changes in traditional oath-taking and votes. Shadowing the proceedings was the effort by dozens of Republicans to subvert the outcome of the election of Joe Biden as the next president."
New Congress Convenes to Elect House Speaker and Swear in Lawmakers03 January 21
“To say the 117th Congress convenes at a challenging time would indeed be an understatement. From political division to a deadly pandemic to adversaries around the world, the hurdles before us are many, and they are serious,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said after he and 31 other senators were sworn in. “But there is also plenty of reason for hope.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as speaker, is seeking reelection to the post, with the pandemic presenting a formidable challenge to getting enough Democrats to show up and cast their ballots for the California Democrat. Democrats are poised to have the narrowest House majority of either party in 20 years, beginning the session with a 222-to-211 advantage. |
he 117th Congress convened Sunday at noon, as prescribed in the Constitution, with the surging coronavirus pandemic forcing changes in traditional oath-taking and votes. Shadowing the proceedings was the effort by dozens of Republicans to subvert the outcome of the election of Joe Biden as the next president.