[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING OUR NEW COLLEAGUES

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we continue to welcome our new 
Senators-elect, who are in town this week for orientation meetings and 
votes on party leadership. Yesterday evening, the Democratic leader and 
I had the honor of toasting our future colleagues at our traditional 
bipartisan welcome dinner.
  It is quite a distinguished group. Some of our new colleagues are 
talented legislators who will simply be relocating from the other side 
of the Capitol. Some are coming to the Senate as private citizens who 
have built successful careers outside the world of politics. Some have 
already served as statewide elected officials and are coming to 
Washington for the first time.
  It is our pleasure to welcome these future Senators and congratulate 
all of them.

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