[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE BILL FOSTER, OF ILLINOIS, AS A MEMBER OF 
                               THE HOUSE

  Mr. COSTELLO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
gentleman from Illinois, the Honorable Bill Foster, 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 
Illinois?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the members of the 
Illinois delegation present themselves in the well.
  Mr. Foster appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of 
office, as follows:
  Do you solemnly swear or affirm 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 110th 
Congress.

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