Watch Paul Ryan commemorate tax reform with the mightiest of gavel bangs

Paul Ryan uses a gavel.
(Image credit: Screenshot/Twitter/Vera Bergengruen)

Tuesday's House vote to pass the Republican tax overhaul marked the culmination of decades of work by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). Fittingly, at the conclusion of the 227-203 vote, Ryan banged his gavel with so much enthusiasm and triumph that it literally tipped off the lectern:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.