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3. Wrong. By statute, Congress has decreed that Speaker administers the oath to new members.

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:55 AM

Oct 8

2 USC 25.

And under Article II of the Constitution, the House has broad authority to set the rules for how it conducts business.

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