Six Indian-American members of the US House of Representatives have made the country proud by taking oath together. This is the first time that so many members of Indian origin have registered their presence together in the House of Representatives.
Six members of Indian origin have once again made India proud by taking oath in the US House of Representatives. On Friday, these 6 Indian-American leaders made the country proud by taking oath as members of the US House of Representatives. This is the first time that such a large number of Indian-Americans have been sworn in as members of the House of Representatives. In which Dr. Amy Berry, Suhas Subramaniam, Sri Thanedar, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamurthy and Pramila Jayapal.
MP Dr. Amy Berry said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’, “When I was sworn in for the first time 12 years ago, I was the only lawmaker from the Indian-American community and the third in American history. Now there are six of us.” I hope that the number of people from our community in the US Parliament will increase in the next few years.”
Subramaniam became a member of the House of Representatives for the first time
Suhas Subramaniam took oath as a member of the House of Representatives for the first time. Posting a picture of himself with his family and ‘House Speaker’ Mike Johnson, Subramaniam said, “First day on the job. I feel proud after Khanna, Krishnamurthy and Jayapal took oath in the US Parliament for the fifth consecutive time.”
Mike Johnson re-elected president
Republican Party leader and Representative Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with a narrow victory of three votes. The Republican Party has 219 seats in the House, while the Democratic Party has 215 seats. Johnson, 52, who represents Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, received 218 votes, while Democrat Hakeem Jeffries received 215 votes.
Trump expressed happiness on becoming the speaker of his party
Newly elected President Donald Trump congratulated Johnson on his re-election as speaker. He said, “Congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson for securing an unprecedented vote of confidence in Congress. Mike will be an excellent speaker who will benefit our country.” After winning the election, Johnson said, “It is an honor for me. This is an important time in our history.” Shortly thereafter he administered the oath of office to the members of the 119th Congress.
