[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE LAURA RICHARDSON, OF CALIFORNIA, AS A 
                          MEMBER OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER. Will Representative-elect Richardson and the Members of 
the California delegation present themselves in the well.
  Ms. Richardson 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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