Post by Logan on Jan 4, 2017 5:40:31 GMT -6
Liz Cheney was sworn in as Wyoming’s U.S. representative Tuesday afternoon as the 115th Congress convened in a year in which Republicans promise a course change for the nation.
Cheney said her husband, five children and parents were present. Her father, Dick Cheney, is the former Vice President under President George W. Bush.
Shortly after the ceremony, Cheney said the House began voting.
“We’re voting on a series of procedural votes right now,” she said late Tuesday afternoon from the U.S. Capitol. “We’ll be adopting the rules for the way the Congress can operate in the session.”
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