Sen. Whitehouse Sworn In to Second Term
The RI senator was overwhelmingly re-elected in November.
The following information is from a press release issued by News from U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Washington, DC – Today, marking the start of the 113th Congress, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) was sworn in to his second term as Rhode Island’s junior senator. The Oath of Office was administered by Vice President Joe Biden during a ceremony on the Senate Floor. Whitehouse was accompanied by Rhode Island’s senior senator, Jack Reed. “It has been my life’s honor to serve the people of Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and I thank them for putting their trust in me for another six years,” said Whitehouse. “In the months and years ahead, I will continue the fights that I began during my first term: to support middle …
