[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE JOHN GARAMENDI, OF CALIFORNIA, AS A MEMBER 
                              OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from California, the Honorable John Garamendi, 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 
California?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the members of the 
California delegation present themselves in the well.
  Mr. Garamendi 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 111th 
Congress.

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