[ditty_news_ticker id=”25027″]
Lawmakers will meet for the swearing in of the 115th Congress of the United States of America on Tuesday.
Starting at noon, Clerk of the House Karen Haas will call for a quorum to convene the U.S. House of Representatives. The election of the Speaker of the House will then commence.
Current Speaker Paul Ryan is expected to be officially re-elected as Speaker, give remarks, accept the gavel and be sworn in. Dean of the House, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is scheduled to swear Ryan in. Ryan will then commence with simultaneously swearing in all House Members of the 115th Congress. The event will be live streamed on Speaker’s official website. The ceremony will also be live broadcast on C-SPAN. – READ MORE