In the 15th ballot for Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was elected as Speaker of the House.
It took him all week!
The families who arrived in the wee hours of Saturday January 7th to finally watch their wife, husband, parent, or grandparent were met with elation and energy. The 118th Congress could finally be sworn in and begin the real work that American citizens elected them to do. While they lost a week of work, some of their family members lost a week of school, just waiting for the ceremony. This normally takes place at about 1:00 PM EST on the first Monday of odd years. However, this year was special and that’s no lost on the families.