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SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE MELANIE A. STANSBURY, OF NEW MEXICO, AS A
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE
Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from New Mexico, the Honorable Melanie Ann Stansbury, be permitted to take the oath of office today.
Her certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to her election.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER. Will Representative-elect Stansbury and the members of the New Mexico delegation present themselves in the well.
All Members will rise and the Representative-elect will please raise her right hand.
Ms. STANSBURY appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office, as follows:
Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you God.
The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you are now a Member of the 117th Congress.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 103
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