DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Third Congressional District’s Congressman Zach Nunn is back in Washington, D.C. preparing for a new administration.
Nunn was sworn in for his second term on Friday, but his first time being sworn in two years ago was delayed by the longest vote for Speaker of the House since 1859. Speaker Kevin McCarthy won in 15 rounds of voting.
“My first days of Congress were spent three days in a row, 15 votes. I think we got done at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. My family didn’t even get to see me sworn in,” said Congressman Nunn (R) IA-03.
Now Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was sworn in in just one round of voting, something Nunn said this demonstrates a unified House Republican front.
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“I think this is a very important opening chapter for where the country is headed. We have a strong unified government who elected speaker Johnson,” said Congressman Nunn (R) IA-03. “But I’ll say this is bigger than Speaker Johnson. It’s about an agenda that is prioritizing border security, stopping fentanyl and human trafficking. It’s about making sure that we extend crucial tax cuts that we’ve seen actually grow our economy and it’s about reining in government spending and government overreach.”