[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4-S6]
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

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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 (Kathleen Alvarez Tritak) called the names of 
Ms. Baldwin of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrasso of Wyoming, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
Ms. Cantwell of Washington.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Kohl, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Enzi, Mr. Portman, Mr. Glenn, and Mrs. Murray, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Cardin of Maryland, Mr. 
Carper of Delaware, Mr. Casey of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Corker of 
Tennessee.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Tydings, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Coons, Mr. Wofford, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Alexander, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Cruz of Texas, Mr. 
Donnelly of Indiana, Mrs. Feinstein of California, and Mrs. Fischer of 
Nebraska.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Evan Bayh, Mr. 
Birch Bayh, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Karnes, 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 call the names of the next group 
of Senators.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Flake of Arizona, Mrs. 
Gillibrand of New York, Mr. Hatch of Utah, Mr. Heinrich of New Mexico.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Lee, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Ms. Heitkamp of North 
Dakota, Mr. Heller of Nevada, Ms. Hirono of Hawaii, and Mr. Kaine of 
Virginia.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Reid, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Webb, and Mr. Warner, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. King of Maine, Ms. 
Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mr. Manchin of West Virginia, and Mrs. 
McCaskill of Missouri.
  These Senators, escorted by Ms. Collins, Vice President Mondale, Mr. 
Franken, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Carnahan, and Mr. Blunt, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Menendez of New Jersey, 
Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Sanders of 
Vermont.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Reid, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, and 
Mr. Leahy, 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 call the names of the next group.
  The legislative clerk called the names of Mr. Scott of South 
Carolina, Ms. Stabenow of Michigan, Mr. Tester of Montana, and Ms. 
Warren of Massachusetts.
  These Senators, escorted by Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Baucus, and Mr. Kerry, 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 call the names of the next 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, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Cardin, 
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 majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum and ask the 
clerk to call the roll.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The absence of a quorum having been suggested, 
the clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the following 
Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their name:

                          [Quorum No. 1 Leg.]

     Alexander
     Baldwin
     Barrasso
     Baucus
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Cochran
     Collins
     Coons
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Cruz
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Feinstein
     Fischer
     Flake
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagan
     Hatch
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Heller
     Hirono
     Hoeven
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaine
     Kerry
     King
     Kirk
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Lee
     Levin
     Manchin
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Portman
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Rubio
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Thune
     Toomey
     Udall (NM)
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Wyden
  The VICE PRESIDENT. A quorum is present.

                       List of Senators by State

       Alabama--Jeff Sessions and Richard C. Shelby
       Alaska--Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski
       Arizona--Jeff Flake and John McCain
       Arkansas--John Boozman and Mark L. Pryor
       California--Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein
       Colorado--Michael F. Bennet and Mark Udall
       Connecticut--Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy
       Delaware--Thomas R. Carper and Christopher A. Coons
       Florida--Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio
       Georgia--Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson
       Hawaii--Mazi Hirono and Brian Schatz
       Idaho--Mike Crapo and James Risch
       Illinois--Richard J. Durbin and Mark Kirk
       Indiana--Daniel Coats and Joe Donnelly
       Iowa--Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin
       Kansas--Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts
       Kentucky- Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
       Louisiana--Mary L. Landrieu and David Vitter
       Maine--Susan M. Collins and Angus King

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       Maryland--Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski
       Massachusetts--John F. Kerry and Elizabeth Warren
       Michigan--Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow
       Minnesota--Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar
       Mississippi--Thad Cochran and Roger F. Wicker
       Missouri--Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill
       Montana--Max Baucus and Jon Tester
       Nebraska--Deb Fischer and Mike Johanns
       Nevada--Dean Heller and Harry Reid
       New Hampshire--Kelly Ayotte and Jeanne Shaheen
       New Jersey--Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez
       New Mexico--Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall
       New York--Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer
       North Carolina--Richard Burr and Kay R. Hagan
       North Dakota--Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven
       Ohio--Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman
       Oklahoma--Tom Coburn and James M. Inhofe
       Oregon--Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden
       Pennsylvania--Robert P. Casey, Jr. and Patrick J. Toomey
       Rhode Island--Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse
       South Carolina--Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott
       South Dakota--Tim Johnson and John Thune
       Tennessee--Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker
       Texas--John Cornyn and Ted Cruz
       Utah--Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee
       Vermont--Patrick J. Leahy and Bernard Sanders
       Virginia--Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine
       Washington--Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray
       West Virginia--Joe Manchin, III and John D. Rockefeller, IV
       Wisconsin--Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson
       Wyoming--John Barrasso and Michael B. Enzi

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