[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE SCOTT MURPHY, OF NEW YORK, AS A MEMBER OF 
                               THE HOUSE

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from New York, the Honorable Scott Murphy, be permitted to take the 
oath of office today.
  His certificate of election has not yet 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 
New York?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the members of the New 
York delegation present themselves in the well.
  Mr. MURPHY of New York 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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