04-01-2017 02:54 via alaskapublic.org

Young, Murkowski swear in, move up amid Congressional pomp

Lisa Murkowski getting sworn in to her third Senate term by Vice President Joe Biden. Her husband Verne Martell is watching. (Photo courtesy of Office of Lisa Murkowski)The 115th Congress began with a lot of pomp and circumstance. Here’s what an Alaskan might want to know about the day.
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The oaths: Congressman Don Young was sworn in for his 23rd term. He now ascends to second in House seniority. (As he was before, he’s also the chamber’s most senior Republic
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