Politics & Government
PHOTO: Speaker Boehner Swears In Rep. Gerry Connolly for Third Term
Virginia's 11th District congressman surrounded by family and friends at ceremony on first day of 113th Congress.
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11th) was sworn in Thursday for a third term in office on Thursday by Speaker of the House John Boehner.
Connolly was re-elected Nov. 6, beating out Republican Chris Perkins.
Connolly was surrounded Thursday by family and friends at his swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill. The oath of office officiated by the speaker is ceremonial, conducted after an official swearing-in of the entire Congress at noon on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The first day of the 113th Congress Thursday came on the heels of a tumultuous debate over the "fiscal cliff," voted on by the House on New Year's Day.
Though he had reservations, Congressman Connolly was the only House member in Virginia to vote for the bill, siding with Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb.
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