New members of the House of Representatives were not sworn in on the first day of the 118th Congress after lawmakers failed to elect a speaker, delaying any action until at least Wednesday afternoon.
The House voted to adjourn until noon the following day. Many new members brought their family and friends to the House floor to witness the swearing-in, but after multiple rounds of votes, it started to become clear that was not going to happen on Tuesday.
“It is a bummer not having been sworn in. Obviously, my family is all here. At the end of the day, I’m sitting in the House of Representatives, I have on my pin, you know — this is the process,” said Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
