[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4-S5]
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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