[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S4]
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                    ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE

  The VICE PRESIDENT. If the Senators to be sworn in will now present 
themselves to the desk in groups of four as their names are called in 
alphabetical order, the Chair will administer their oath of office.
  The clerk will read the names of the first group.
  The legislative clerk (Kathleen Alvarez Tritak) called the names of 
Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Begich.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Corker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
Enzi, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Murkowski, 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 read the names of the next four 
Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Biden, Mr. Chambliss, 
Mr. Cochran, and Ms. Collins.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Carper, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, and 
Ms. Snowe, 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 call the names of the next four 
Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Enzi, and Mr. Graham.
  These Senators, escorted by Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Barrasso, and Mr. DeMint, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Burr, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Coburn, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
Landrieu, and Mr. Lautenberg.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Daschle, Mr. Thune, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Domenici, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Menendez, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Levin, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Pryor.
  These Senators, escorted by Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Wyden, and 
Mrs. Lincoln, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, and Mr. Rockefeller.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Brownback, 
and Mr. Byrd, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, 
Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
Domenici, and Mr. Bingaman, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Warner and Mr. Wicker.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. John Warner and Mr. Cochran, 
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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