[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S18]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             118TH CONGRESS

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, for many of us, this day has been 
special. It has been a day to welcome new Members. For some like myself 
who have been around for a few years, it was good to commence yet 
another term of service to our States and to our country and the people 
we serve. So it is good to be back doing the work of the people.
  I just wanted to take a small moment. I have taken some family and 
some friends around the Capitol on a little bit of a historical tour 
today, and it reminds me of the extraordinary opportunity that we have 
to serve and how often we take for granted the surroundings that we 
work in and the people we work with, those who support us.
  I would like to give special thanks and appreciation to the staff who 
keep this Capitol moving and going, whether they are those who are 
taking the log, the pages who serve us, the Parliamentarians, the 
staffs on both sides, the janitors, the cloakroom people--all those who 
make our day-to-day operations just a little bit better.
  As we commence a new year and a new term and the 118th Congress, know 
that we all extend our thanks and our gratitude.
  We all serve in different ways and different capacities, and taking 
just a moment to show appreciation for that is something that is 
important.
  I am extraordinarily honored to be here on a good day hopefully for 
the Senate and for the country.
  I yield the floor, and I thank you all for your service. Happy New 
Year.

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