Senators from both sides of the aisle on Tuesday welcomed their newest colleague, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker.
Wicker, who succeeds former Minority Whip Trent Lott, placed his hand on a Bible and took the oath of office, which was administered by Vice President Dick Cheney .
He has been a senator since Dec. 31, when Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour , a fellow Republican, appointed him to replace Lott until a special election can be held to fill out the remaining five years of Lott’s term. But Senate Rule III required Wicker to take the oath “in open Senate.”
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Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
by CQ Politics