Iowa Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks provisionally seated in 117th Congress as new session begin

WASHINGTON — Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers including Iowa Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who was provisionally seated as a member of the 117th Congress.

Democrat Nancy Pelosi was reelected as House speaker by her party, which retains the majority in the House but with the slimmest margin in 20 years after a November election wipeout.

Opening the Senate could be among Mitch McConnell’s final acts as majority leader. Republican control is in question until Tuesday’s runoff elections for two Senate seats in Georgia. The outcome will determine which party holds the chamber.

Pelosi said in a news conference Wednesday she intended to seat Miller-Meeks along with the rest of the members and members-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives, despite Miller-Meeks' Democratic opponent's ongoing challenge to her 2nd Congressional District victory in the closest federal race in the nation this year.

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