Photos: 115th Congress convenes
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin holds the gavel after being re-elected to his leadership position during a ceremony in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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The 115th Congress convened Jan. 3, 2017.
John Lewis, D-Georgia, casts his vote for speaker of the house during the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, sits with his daughter, newly elected Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as the 115th Congress convenes on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Members of the House of Representatives, some joined by family members, gather in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, arrives for the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky smiles as he walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress begins.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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Speaker of theHouse of Representatives Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, arrives for the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017, as the 115th Congress begins.
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Child guests of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives play on their tablets as they await the opening of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas pauses as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2017.
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