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Congressman-elect to be sworn in on the Constitution — and a Superman comic

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January 4, 2023 at 3:46 a.m. EST
Rep.-elect Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) attends a news conference with current and incoming Congressional Progressive Caucus members in Washington on Nov. 13. (Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post)
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When Rep.-elect Robert Garcia, an incoming congressman from California, takes his oath of office, he will be sworn in on the Constitution — and, beneath it, a stack of mementos including a vintage Superman comic from 1939.

Garcia, a Democrat from Long Beach, Calif., and a vocal comic book fan, was set to be sworn in Tuesday, but the ceremonies were postponed after House Republicans failed to elect a speaker.