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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE
The VICE PRESIDENT. If the Senators to be sworn in will now present
themselves at the desk in groups of four as their names are called in
alphabetical order, the Chair will administer the oath of office.
The clerk will read the names of the first group.
The legislative clerk called the names of Ms. Baldwin of Wisconsin,
Mr. Barrasso of Wyoming, Mrs. Blackburn of Tennessee, and Mr. Braun of
Indiana.
The Senators, escorted by Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Corker, and Mr. Young, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice
President; the oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the
Vice President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the
Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations, Senators.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will read the names of the second
group.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Cantwell of Washington, Mr. Cardin of Maryland, and Mr. Carper of
Delaware.
The Senators, escorted by Mr. Portman, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Coons, respectively, advanced to the
desk of the Vice President; the oath prescribed by law was administered
to them by the Vice President; and they severally subscribed to the
oath in the Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the third
group.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Casey of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Cramer of North Dakota, Mr. Cruz of Texas, and Mrs. Feinstein of
California.
The Senators, escorted by Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, and
Ms. Harris, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President;
the oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice
President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official
Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the name of the fourth
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mrs. Fischer of Nebraska,
Mrs. Gillibrand of New York, Mr. Hawley of Missouri, and Mr. Heinrich
of New Mexico.
These Senators, escorted by Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, and
Mr. Flake respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the
oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice President;
and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the fifth
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Ms. Hirono of Hawaii, Mr.
Kaine of Virginia, Mr. King of Maine, and Ms. Klobuchar of Minnesota.
These Senators, escorted by Mrs. Murray, Mr. Warner, Ms. Collins, and
Ms. Smith respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the
oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice President;
and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the sixth
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Manchin of West
Virginia, Ms. McSally of Arizona, Mr. Menendez of New Jersey, and Mr.
Murphy of Connecticut.
These Senators, escorted by Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Booker, and
Mr. Blumenthal respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice
President; the oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the
Vice President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the
Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the seventh
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Romney of Utah, Mrs.
Rosen of Nevada, Mr. Sanders of Vermont, and Ms. Sinema of Arizona.
These Senators, escorted by Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Flake respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the
oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice President;
and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
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The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the eighth
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Ms. Smith of Minnesota, Ms.
Stabenow of Michigan, Mr. Tester of Montana, and Ms. Warren of
Massachusetts.
These Senators, escorted by Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bennet,
and Mr. Markey respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice
President; the oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the
Vice President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the
Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will now read the names of the final
group of Senators.
The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Whitehouse of Rhode
Island and Mr. Wicker of Mississippi.
These Senators, escorted by Mr. Reed and Mrs. Hyde-Smith
respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the oath
prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice President; and
they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath Book.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
(Applause, Senators rising.)
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