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If the senators to be sworn in
will now present themselves at the desk
in groups of fours
as their names are called in alphabetical order
the chair will administer the oath.
Would you please uh...
raise your right hand.
I’m going to read the entire oath and you will
respond appropriately.
Do solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution united states against
all enemies
foreign and domestic
there you bear true faith and allegiance to the same
that you take this oath freely
without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion
and that you well and faithfully discharge the duties the office on which you're about to
enter
so help you god.
congratulations, welcome.
They say you can never step in the same river Twice,
new water flows and replacing the old and continuing renewing the river
the senate is the same.
This body never stops changing.
Every two years occasionally and more frequently
new senators take their seats in this chamber.
They join the senate family this ever evolving team of 100
tasked with moving the country forward,
but our fundamental responsibilities and traditions anchor us in that river
our respect and reverence for the people we serve in this institution never waivers or changes.
According to academics,
Pudence, and congress watchers the 111th congress
the last congress was the most productive in American history.
Of many challenges and often still lie ahead
for this new congress that starts today
we have to do even more to help middle-class families,
to create jobs, to energy independence, to improve our children's education,
and to fix our broken immigration system.