WASHINGTON - JANUARY 06: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (L) poses for photographers with his wife Mary (2nd L), children Jonathan (4th L) and Brynne (3rd L), and Vice President Dick Cheney (R) during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill January 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 111th Congress has begun on Tuesday. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 06: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (L) poses for photographers with his wife Mary (2nd L), children Jonathan (4th L) and Brynne (3rd L), and Vice President Dick Cheney (R) during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill January 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 111th Congress has begun on Tuesday.

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