EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Among those in attendance at President Donald Trump's inauguration was Congressman Dan Meuser from Luzerne County.
He represents the ninth district which includes much of northeastern Pennsylvania and was re-elected to serve a fourth term in November.
Meuser tells 28/22 News that the inauguration was high energy.
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"We were instructed not to stand and give standing ovations. We couldn't help it. There was so much that was inspirational there was so much spirit so much energy. There was so much patriotism. You know, President Trump laid out the truth of our state of affairs, when he talked about how we are going to correct it," Meuser explained.
Congressman Meuser will also be a member of the GOP caucus that will work with President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Its mission is to find and cut government waste.