Vice President Kamala Harris swore in new senators Friday to begin the 119th Congress, ushering in the new Republican majority as one of her final acts ahead of President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration later this month.
Republicans secured a 53-47 Senate majority in the November elections, flipping four seats to erase Democrats’ narrow 51-49 control of the chamber.
Harris convened and presided over the new session, administering the oath for new senators in alphabetical groups of four.
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“I want to welcome members to the 119th Congress, particularly those freshmen senators who took the oath of office this morning,” said Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the new majority leader. “The words of the oath, which we hear at the start of each new Congress, are a reminder of
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