CSPAN - Rep. Analilia Mejia Ceremonial Swearing-In
Aired: 2026-04-20
Duration: 04:59


=== Civility and Fighting Words (03:14) ===

[00:00:00]  It's nice to be with a member who knows what they're talking about.
[00:00:02]  You guys did agree to the civility, alright?
[00:00:04]  He owes my son $10 from a bed.
[00:00:07]  And he's the vice president.
[00:00:10]  That's fighting words right now.
[00:00:11]  Glad I'm not in charge for that.
[00:00:13]  I'm thrilled to be on the show with him.
[00:00:15]  There are not shows like this, right?
[00:00:16]  Incentivizing that relationship.
[00:00:19]  Ceasefire, Friday nights on C-SPAN.
[00:00:28]  On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a ceremonial swearing in for newly elected Democratic New Jersey Representative Analilia Mejia.
[00:00:45]  Hey.
[00:00:51]  So we're going to.
[00:00:53]  We're going to do a.
[00:00:54]  We do the family first?
[00:00:56]  Yeah.
[00:00:56]  Okay.
[00:00:57]  Bengal.
[00:00:59]  Note pares, no te pares.
[00:01:01]  Note pares.
[00:01:03]  So you're going to stand right here.
[00:01:06]  So how old are you?
[00:01:07]  Nine.
[00:01:08]  Nine.
[00:01:08]  Did you say hello?
[00:01:09]  I'm 14.
[00:01:10]  14.
[00:01:11]  Good guy.
[00:01:12]  Now I see wow.
[00:01:13]  Okay.
[00:01:14]  It was sweet.
[00:01:15]  Yeah, of course.
[00:01:17]  Do you want to actually get over here?
[00:01:19]  We'll do that.
[00:01:20]  Okay.
[00:01:25]  Okay.
[00:01:33]  Hey, good to see you.
[00:01:34]  Yes, nice to see you.
[00:01:43]  Great, and I'm giving you one with just Mr. Rogers and Congresswoman with the Bible.
[00:01:48]  Reenact your swearing in now.
[00:01:50]  Yeah, reenactment.
[00:02:01]  Thank you so much.
[00:02:03]  That's pretty awesome.
[00:02:05]  Yes.
[00:02:06]  Okay, so we're going to close like we're doing it.
[00:02:10]  I think right hand raised, left hand on the Bible.
[00:02:14]  Yeah, perfect.
[00:02:14]  Yeah.
[00:02:15]  So we'll pretend like we're like we're doing it.
[00:02:18]  Okay.
[00:02:19]  And then they'll tell us to talk about it.
[00:02:20]  Do you know what the Bible is following now?
[00:02:22]  No, the specialist.
[00:02:24]  Yes.
[00:02:24]  Okay, and then we look at the cameras.
[00:02:33]  Thank you so much.
[00:02:34]  Thank you.
[00:02:35]  Thank you.
[00:02:35]  Can y'all photoshop that and make me taller?
[00:02:37]  I don't understand it.
[00:02:38]  I say that all the time.
[00:02:39]  You get built-in bodyguards.
[00:02:40]  This is pretty good.
[00:02:42]  I grown.
[00:02:44]  Yeah.
[00:02:45]  Congratulations, Mark Paul.
[00:02:46]  Thank you.
[00:02:47]  Appreciate you getting it in.
[00:02:48]  I know y'all worked your tails off.
[00:02:49]  Yeah, so thank you.
[00:02:51]  Thank you again.
[00:02:52]  Thank you.
[00:02:53]  Sure enough.
[00:02:55]  These guys look like you got out of school today, that's good.
[00:03:03]  Exactly.
[00:03:04]  You should totally get extra credit in social studies or whatever.

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