one change, richardson will succeed kc butterfield as chair of the caucus. the swearing-in of the new 115th congress set to begin shortly. 1:00 eastern time, senator chuck schumer will give his first speech as the democratic leader, laying out his party's path. ♪

one change, richardson will succeed kc butterfield as chair of the caucus. the swearing-in of the new 115th congress set to begin shortly. 1:00 eastern time, senator chuck schumer will give his first speech as the democratic leader, laying out his party's path. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations]. ♪ [inaudible conversations]. ♪ [inaudible conversations]. ♪ >> live here at the warner theater in downtown washington, d.c., the swearing-in to hon of the new 115th congressaucus set to start shortly at the warner theater. one of the things we'll see, set brick richmond of louisiana, succeeding g.k. butterfield for leader. we'll look at speaker paul ryan's talk about his party's plan to battle poverty and expand economic opportunity for low income americans. part of a confess the speaker took part in sponsored by the american enterprise institute. [applause] >> thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. in addition to thanks to all of the sponsors, a special thanks to those that work so hard to put this event together. it is my privilege to introduce ho