[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NEW MEMBERS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as we begin the 116th Congress, I am 
glad to be welcoming back my friends and returning colleagues to what I 
hope will be a productive session. Before we get to work, I would like 
to note the arrival of eight new Members who were just sworn in.
  The Senate welcomes Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Mike Braun of 
Indiana, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Martha 
McSally of Arizona, Mitt Romney of Utah, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and 
Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, and in the coming days, Rick Scott of 
Florida will join our ranks.
  I would like to welcome each of our incoming colleagues--as well as 
their families--to the Senate. Today you are forming the newest links 
in a historic chain and continuing the rich traditions of this body in 
which we are so fortunate to serve.
  On a related note, I am pleased our new colleagues and the entire 
Senate will continue learning from the example of one of the most loyal 
stewards of our traditions, Senator Chuck Grassley, who has been 
elected today as our new President pro tempore.
  So congratulations to the senior Senator from Iowa on this tremendous 
accomplishment.

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