English subtitles for clip: File:Being Biden- A Senate Swearing-In.webm

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The Vice President:
And that you will well

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in faith of these
charges of the duties

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of the office upon which
you are about to enter,

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so help you god?

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Male Speaker:
I do.

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The Vice President:
I have no doubt about it.

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(appplause)

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I'm heading up to Capitol
Hill now to swear in the

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new members and
old members of the

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United States Senate
and, as Vice President,

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it's one of the great
opportunities I have.

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I loved the United States
Senate, it was a collegial

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place and I had as
many friends in the

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Republican Party as
the Democratic Party.

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Today is a really
special day.

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Male Speaker:
Next year's Christmas card.

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The Vice President:
Thaddeus--

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Senator Thad Cochran:
Hello, Mr. Vice President.

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-- best guy in the United
States Senate, right here.

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I can say that now
that he's won,

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I wouldn't
hurt him.

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Great to see
you, Thad.

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The Vice President:
You doing okay?

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You say," Grandpa can I
talk to a Democrat?"

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I can't think of a greater
honor than being sworn

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in as a United
States Senator.

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It's especially exciting
for the new members,

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whether they are
Republican or Democrat.

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And to see the looks on
their faces, I hope they

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understand what an
incredible opportunity

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they have, and
what a great honor

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it is to be given the right to
serve where only fewer than

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2,000 people
have ever served.

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And what I like most is
getting to see their

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children and their
parents, particularly

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their moms and dads.

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When I reenact the
swearing in -- in the

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Old Senate Chamber, where
their whole families

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are able to be there
and stand with them

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as I reenact the
swearing in.

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It's a moment
of real joy.

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It's his birthday today.

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Male Speaker:
Yes.

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The Vice President:
Well, happy birthday, man.

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You have got some
killer eyes,

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those girls are
in trouble.

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Lorraine,
how are you?

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It's good
to see you.

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Female Speaker:
I am the mother of 10.

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The Vice President:
My mother would say,

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"No purgatory for you dear
straight to heaven"

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Straight to heaven.

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Male Speaker:
Hi, I am Joey.

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The Vice President:
Hey Joey, great name man.

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My dad would say to
you, "Good luck, kid."

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Female Speaker:
(laughs)

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The Vice President:
It has nothing

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to do with Republican
or Democrat.

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It has to do with
having the opportunity

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to actually join the single
most important legislative

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body in the world, and
it is an enormous honor.

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I served there for a long
time, and I consider it--

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I consider myself
a Senate man.

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So it's good to be going
back, and it's good

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to be able to perform
this function.