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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJanuary 3, 2018: Welcome to our new Democratic Senators
Democrats Doug Jones, Tina Smith Take Oaths Wednesday
Two political newcomers will be sworn into the nations most elite deliberative body Wednesday, with both Democrats vowing to work toward bipartisanship in a deeply divided U.S. Senate.
Tina Smith, who resigned at midnight as Minnesotas lieutenant governor, will become the states junior senator. She will take office a day after Democratic Sen. Al Franken resigned amid sexual misconduct claims. She becomes the 22nd woman in this Senate, a record number.
Democrat Doug Jones, who notched an upset win last month in Alabama, will be sworn in to take the seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Joness special-election victory winnowed Republican control of the chamber to 51 seats, while Democrats control 49.
In a news conference last month, Ms. Smith said she would be a fierce advocate in the U.S. Senate for economic opportunity and fairness.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-doug-jones-tina-smith-take-oaths-wednesday-1514984401
Two political newcomers will be sworn into the nations most elite deliberative body Wednesday, with both Democrats vowing to work toward bipartisanship in a deeply divided U.S. Senate.
Tina Smith, who resigned at midnight as Minnesotas lieutenant governor, will become the states junior senator. She will take office a day after Democratic Sen. Al Franken resigned amid sexual misconduct claims. She becomes the 22nd woman in this Senate, a record number.
Democrat Doug Jones, who notched an upset win last month in Alabama, will be sworn in to take the seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Joness special-election victory winnowed Republican control of the chamber to 51 seats, while Democrats control 49.
In a news conference last month, Ms. Smith said she would be a fierce advocate in the U.S. Senate for economic opportunity and fairness.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-doug-jones-tina-smith-take-oaths-wednesday-1514984401
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January 3, 2018: Welcome to our new Democratic Senators (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2018
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TexasTowelie
(112,370 posts)1. You might want to correct the OP title to indicate 2018.
brooklynite
(94,703 posts)2. fussy...
pintobean
(18,101 posts)3. This should be celebrated here at Democratic Underground.
We pick up another seat in the senate (from a very red state), and we add another progressive woman to the upper body.
Instead of celebrating this, DU is busy trashing other senate Democrats.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. YES! ... 22nd woman in this Senate, a record number.
mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)5. Happy and sad at the same time.
Sad and disgusted to lose Al Franken. Even from Colorado, I considered Franken my Senator.