[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1626-H1627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ OF TEXAS AS A MEMBER OF 
                               THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER. Will the Member-Elect, Mr. Ciro D. Rodriguez, come 
forward, escorted by the Members of the Texas delegation.

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  Mr. Rodriguez 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 U.S. House 
of Representatives.

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