6th, 2021. over the next few weeks, hopefully you will get to know the other members, my colleagues up here, and me. we represent a diversity of communities from all over the united states. rural areas and cities, east coast, west coast, and the heartland. all of us have one thing in common -- we swore the same oath. that same oath that all members of congress have taken upon taking office and towards every two years if they are reelected. we swore an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. the words of the current oath taken by all of us that nearly every united states government employee takes have their roots in the civil war. throughout our history, the