Representative Analilia Mejia received a ceremonial swearing-in from House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill, featuring a lighthearted reenactment with her children and Mr. Rogers imagery alongside remarks on civility. The event concluded with an announcement for Kevin Warsh's upcoming Federal Reserve confirmation hearing scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m., marking his potential replacement of Jerome Powell as the next central bank chair within C-SPAN's "America 250" initiative. [Automatically generated summary]
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Civility and Fighting Words00:03:14
It's nice to be with a member who knows what they're talking about.
You guys did agree to the civility, alright?
He owes my son $10 from a bed.
And he's the vice president.
That's fighting words right now.
Glad I'm not in charge for that.
I'm thrilled to be on the show with him.
There are not shows like this, right?
Incentivizing that relationship.
Ceasefire, Friday nights on C-SPAN.
On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a ceremonial swearing in for newly elected Democratic New Jersey Representative Analilia Mejia.
Hey.
So we're going to.
We're going to do a.
We do the family first?
Yeah.
Okay.
Bengal.
Note pares, no te pares.
Note pares.
So you're going to stand right here.
So how old are you?
Nine.
Nine.
Did you say hello?
I'm 14.
14.
Good guy.
Now I see wow.
Okay.
It was sweet.
Yeah, of course.
Do you want to actually get over here?
We'll do that.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, good to see you.
Yes, nice to see you.
Great, and I'm giving you one with just Mr. Rogers and Congresswoman with the Bible.
Reenact your swearing in now.
Yeah, reenactment.
Thank you so much.
That's pretty awesome.
Yes.
Okay, so we're going to close like we're doing it.
I think right hand raised, left hand on the Bible.
Yeah, perfect.
Yeah.
So we'll pretend like we're like we're doing it.
Okay.
And then they'll tell us to talk about it.
Do you know what the Bible is following now?
No, the specialist.
Yes.
Okay, and then we look at the cameras.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Can y'all photoshop that and make me taller?
I don't understand it.
I say that all the time.
You get built-in bodyguards.
This is pretty good.
I grown.
Yeah.
Congratulations, Mark Paul.
Thank you.
Appreciate you getting it in.
I know y'all worked your tails off.
Yeah, so thank you.
Thank you again.
Thank you.
Sure enough.
These guys look like you got out of school today, that's good.
Exactly.
You should totally get extra credit in social studies or whatever.
America's Historic 250 Years00:01:45
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On Tuesday, Kevin Warsh will testify at his confirmation hearing to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
President Trump first announced Mr. Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, as his pick to head the central bank in January.
He would replace Jerome Powell, who's faced increased scrutiny from the president over monetary policy decisions.
Watch the Senate Banking Committee live at 10 a.m. Eastern on C-SPAN 3, C-SPAN now, our free mobile app, and online at c-SPAN.org On this episode of Book Notes Plus, with our host Brian Lamb, Bob Crawford plays.