[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 68 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H2284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE BILL SHUSTER OF PENNSYLVANIA AS A MEMBER 
                              OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Bill Shuster) be permitted to take the oath of 
office today.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the Members of the 
Pennsylvania delegation present themselves in the well of the House and 
take the oath of office.
  Mr. SHUSTER appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of 
office, as follows:
  Do you solely 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 will 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 107th 
Congress of the United States.

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