Lawmakers discuss new Congress
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Newly elected and reelected representatives and senators are being sworn in to the 117th Congress Sunday.
The swearing-in ceremony happens on Jan. 3 every other year, and it is usually full of pomp and circumstance. It’s a day where lawmakers typically bring their families and take ceremonial pictures with the House speaker and vice president, who is the president of the Senate.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Office of the Attending Physician has implemented new procedures this year for the health and safety of those attending. Only first-term members-elect are allowed to bring a guest, and the guests must obtain a negative COVID test before traveling.
The Gray Television Washington News Bureau team caught up with new and returning lawmakers to discuss the swearing-in ceremony and their plans for the term ahead.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV):
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO):
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA):
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC):
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA):
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA):
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC):
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL):
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA):
Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL):
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK):
Rep. Austin Pfluger (R-TX):
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK):
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX):
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO):
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX):
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX):
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA):
Rep. Don McEachin (D-VA):
Rep. James Comer (R-KY):
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY):
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC):
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC):
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL):
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK):
Rep. Kai Kahele (D-HI):
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL):
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA):
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS):
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA):
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS):
Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS):
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI):
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA):
Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN):
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY):
Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC):
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