[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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 SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE VANCE M. McALLISTER, OF LOUISIANA, AS A 
                          MEMBER OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from Louisiana, the Honorable Vance M. McAllister, 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 
Louisiana?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the members of the 
Louisiana delegation present themselves in the well.
  All Members will rise and the Representative-elect will please raise 
his right hand.
  Mr. Vance M. McAllister appeared at the bar of the House and took the 
oath of office, as follows:

       Do you solemnly 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 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 113th 
Congress.
  The Chair has determined that the children in the well are 12 years 
and younger.

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