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Speaker again, Pelosi sees 'new dawn' for 116th Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California holds the gavel after at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — ald Trump in a new era of majority and are looking to order of the day. The new her during a rare appear-
Cheering Democrats re- divided government. "the beauty of our Constitu- speaker invited scores of ance at the White House
turned Nancy Pelosi to the Pelosi, elected speaker 220- tion" to provide checks and lawmakers' kids to join her briefing room, saying her
House speaker's post Thurs- 192, took the gavel saying balances on power. She on the dais as she was election by House col-
day as the 116th Congress U.S. voters "demanded a faced 15 dissenting votes sworn in, calling the House leagues was “a tremen-
ushered in a historically di- new dawn" in the Novem- from fellow Democrats. to order "on behalf of all of dous, tremendous achieve-
verse freshman class eager ber election that swept For a few hours, the prom- America's children." ment.”
to confront President Don- the Democrats to a House ise of a new era was the Even Trump congratulated Continued on Page 3