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The newest Members of Congress are sworn in on January 3rd, 2023 when the First Session of the 118th United States Congress convenes.
Editorials historically came about as a means to let the average person know the opinions of the editors and publishers of newspapers and magazines.
When a Member of Congress is given time to formally express an opinion or make a statement on an issue before the House, they are said to have the 'floor' of the House, and their views are referred to as a 'Floor Speech'.
How House Members are allotted time to speak, or sometimes observe silence, are adapted from rules of order originally written by Thomas Jefferson. The speeches and other proceedings of the House are published daily in the Congressional Record.
On March 31, Andrea Root of Whittier, Calif., gave birth to her first child surrounded by doctors and nurses equipped with thick plastic face shields and multiple face masks who kept their distance, fearful that the 38-year-old was carrying covid-19.
Within moments of her son's birth, doctors whisked him away into the nearby neonatal intensive care unit — a precautionary measure taken to protect the infant from potentially contracting the novel coronavirus from his mother. Dazed, Root began to sob.
"We have never prioritized mental health in this country," said Sampson, an actor and activist, speaking Monday at a Los Angeles City Council meeting where he and other Black Lives Matter Los Angeles representatives advocated for changes to the city's budget. "Black and indigenous and brown folk in this country need healing, deserve healing, but instead are met by more trauma by these systems."
An 18th birthday can mean many things. It's a formal step into adulthood. It's the newfound right to vote, get a tattoo, join the armed forces, be called for jury duty.
Throughout the summer of 2012, Tylor Morgan would call his sister Lacey at night and beg her to come over and sit with him.