[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE BILL REDMOND, OF NEW MEXICO, AS A MEMBER 
                              OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from New Mexico, Mr. Bill Redmond, be permitted to take the oath of 
office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is 
no contest, and no question has been raised with regard to his 
election.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Member-elect from New Mexico present himself in 
the well of the House along with the members of the New Mexico 
delegation?
  Mr. REDMOND 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 United 
States House of Representatives.

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