<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For an hour on Tuesday, former Vice President <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/1120?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dick Cheney</a> was back in the House chamber where he once served.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Cheney sat on the House floor, second row from the front on the GOP side, playing the role of the proud patriarch to his daughter Liz who took the oath to serve in the job Cheney himself had from 1979 to 1989: sole House member from Wyoming.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Cheney sat between <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/98270?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Cheney</a> and Rep. <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/30892?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Kinzinger</a>, R- Ill. Two of <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/98270?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Cheney</a>’s sons sat next to their mother.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">As he waited for the roll call vote on the speaker, Cheney chatted amiably with several House members who walked over to pay their respects, including Republicans <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/463?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe L. Barton</a> of Texas, <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/26413?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John J. Faso</a> of New York, <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/175?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Shimkus</a> of Illinois and <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/31142?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jackie Walorski</a> of Indiana.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">In a quick interview in the speaker’s lobby just before escorting his grandsons onto the House floor to watch <a shape="rect" class="memberLink" title="Click to view member info in a new window" href="https://data.rollcall.com/members/98270?rel=memberLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Cheney</a> take the oath, the former vice president — looking much more the frail senior citizen than many may remember — said the kind of things proud dads say.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">“It’s a very special occasion for us. My daughter Liz is the newly elected member from Wyoming — this is something I did 38 years ago when I was a beginning member of the House.”</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Asked whether those House years were the happiest years of his public career, Cheney didn’t want to go quite that far.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">“Well, I had a great career, but I thought I’d found a home here in the House and I did 10 years. And I thought I was going to spend my whole career here — I love the House. It’s a fantastic institution and a great time to be here.”</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Did Cheney have any advice for his daughter as she starts her House career?</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">“She’ll do very well,” he responded, “and if she wants my advice, she’ll ask for it. And otherwise, I don’t offer it.”</span></p><div id="cqrcPostAdditional"></div>
