Following tradition, the new congressional Democrats minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries was to pass the gavel to the congressional Republican majority leader, Kelvin McCarthy who had just got the votes, and he spoke.
Watch and listen to Hakeem in the video below:
Mark my words, last night will be better remembered not for the chaos, rather as the night Hakeem Jeffries introduced himself to America. pic.twitter.com/qvZ5y51OOY
— Rep. Dean Phillips 🇺🇸 (@RepDeanPhillips) January 8, 2023
Photo/Video: Hakeem Jeffries, CNN, Dean Phillips, Twitter