ATLANTA — Everyone is on their feet.
A moment before, a pin dropping from the speakerโs podium would have echoed throughout the chamber at the Georgia Capitol. Then 180 members of Georgiaโs House of Representatives filled the room with thunderous applause as Venya Gunjal delivered her final word of thanks.
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