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Hi John,
I've just published a new blog post:
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At 1:54 AM this morning, I was finally sworn in as a Member of the
United States House of Representatives.
The week did not exactly go as planned - from small things, like the
word California being mis-spelled
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sign outside my office, to the larger matter of the swearing-in itself.
All incoming Members of the House convened on Tuesday, and the first
order of business was electing a Speaker. Until that happened, the
Congress could not be organized and no one could be sworn in. In
essence, there is no Congress until there is a Speaker.
For over 100 years, it has taken one round of voting to elect a Speaker.
This time, 14 rounds of voting took place over 4 days without anyone
receiving the required majority. Nothing like this had happened since
before the Civil War.
I witnessed a lot in the State Assembly. But I've never seen anything
like the drama that unfolded last night on the House Floor. After the
14th ballot, a motion to adjourn for the weekend was reversed in the
middle of the voting, and the ensuing 15th ballot was decisive.
Much will be said about what transpired, but two things are important to
emphasize. First, Republicans were unified in the end. Second, through
the process, historic reforms were made to the House rules to make
Congress a more open and representative body.
Now, we hit the ground running. Legislation for next week will repeal
Biden's 87,000 new IRS agents, protect our petroleum reserves from
China, counter threats from the CCP, condemn Defund the Police, and get
prosecutors to actually prosecute crimes.
The fight to save our country has finally begun.
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