That left her without an office, a desk, staff — something of an unofficial new member of Congress. “It’s very frustrating,” she told The Associated Press after from a late evening meeting of House Democrats. The speaker’s office sent the AP a statement saying Johnson intends to schedule the swearing-in next week. Both chambers of Congress were out of session last week and part of this week in observance of the Jewish holy days. “There’s no justification to further delay the representative-elect from being sworn in as a member of the House,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Wednesday, saying he expects it to happen next Tuesday.