“I will say again - I am tired of making history. I just want (a) normal Congress,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said.
His comments to reporters in early July came as the House concluded a more than seven-hour vote, then the longest in the chamber’s history (a milestone hit after the chamber had already broken the record a week earlier).
Of course, the increasingly partisan, combative, and at times, chaotic atmosphere had infiltrated the modern Congress before Johnson or his Senate counterpart, Majority Leader John Thune, took the gavel.
But more than six months in, the 119th Congress has seen its share of unusual or unprecedented moments, from extraordinarily long votes to all-nighter sessions.
Here's a look at some of the notable moments of the not "normal" kickoff for the 119th.
