[gavel] the house will be in order. Mr. Doorkeeper. The speaker elect, House Speaker Newt Gingrich from georgia. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and confidence. I noted we were a little short but i appreciate your friendship and your support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment that i had been waiting for. ]laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory in defeat but sometimes, we spend so much time lionizing the winners and labeling the losers we lose sight of the victory we all shared in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker, this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any Political Party but to the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world from bosnia to chechnya to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice we t
Colleagues. They put my name five times in nomination. To them, i owe a deep debt of thanks. From the bottom of a deeply grateful heart, i say thank you to my democratic colleagues for the honor they have given me. May i thank the members of the house for the respect they have always treated this role of the speakership of the house. In conclusion, may i say with gods aid and gods might, may we pray to him that he will give to us the reason, the judgment the knowledge, the talent that he has given to this body all through the years that has been part and parcel of making our nation the greatest nation in the world. Thank you all. [applause] thank you. I am now ready to take the oath of office. As is the custom, i am delighted to see that the dean of the houses in the well and is ready the dean of the house is in the well and is ready to administer the oath. Mr. Speaker, will you raise your right hand . Do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of United States
[indiscernible] [laughter] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and their confidence. I noted we were a little short. But i appreciate your friendship and your support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment i had been waiting for. [laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory in defeat, but sometimes we spend so much timeline arising the winners and labeling the losers, we looked beside the victory we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any political party, but to the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world, from bosnia to chechnya to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice we take for granted. Too often the transfer of power is an act of pain and carnage not one, as we see today, of peace and decency. That here in the house of representatives,
The house selects Newt Gingrich as speaker of the house. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and confidence. I noted that we were a little short. I appreciate your friendship and support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment that i had been waiting for. [laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory and defeat. Sometimes we spend so much time labeling the losers, we lose sight of the victory that we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker, this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any political party, but the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world, from bosnia to chechnya, to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice that we take for granted. Too often the transfer of power is an act of pain and carnage. Not one of peace and decency. Here in the house of representativ
Making headlines happy friday. We have coverage of the stocks and stories making headlines today. We have peter cook in washington. Inn chilcote is live brussels with the first bloomberg interview with ukraines party leader. Good evening, ryan. Good evening. Today was the day for geopolitics, the eu leaders really striking a deal with you credit ukraine, making the same trade deal be ousted president of ukraine rejected for months ago here four months ago. You have the russians completing their work speed annexation of crimea, the russian president completing the process with a stroke of the pen. A day when you could really feel the gears of influence moving. Sam paul ryan, talk about this much anticipated sit down with the member of parliament, vitali klitschko. So he is the reigning heavyweight champion. That is what many people know him as. He is also a leader of the political opposition in ukraine. He led the fight against the ousted resident viktor yanukovich. Yanukovich. Viktor t