Vice President Kamala Harris (right) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (left) with his wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — John Fetterman took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 54th U.S. senator in Pennsylvania history, giving the state two senators elected as Democrats for the first time since the 1940s.
Despite his large public profile, Fetterman made no formal public comments as he took office and did not meet with reporters.
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), whom Fetterman often contrasted himself with, clapped the incoming Pennsylvanian on his shoulder.
Casey escorted Fetterman to the Senate well for the oath, which Fetterman took alongside Sens.
Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D., N.H.), and John Hoeven (R., N.D.), as the chamber administered oaths in groups of four. »