out against it. i yield the >> senator jones and senator smith reunited a ceremony in the oldest senate chamber, with vice president mike pence. senator jones and his family were escorted by president -- vice president joe biden. they were also scanned -- escorted by walter mondale and amy klobuchar, both from

minnesota. both from -- please raise your right hand and prepare to respond. do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, bear true faith and allegiance, do you take this obligation freely without any reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so have you got?

>> place your right hand and her picture me. he's always where to's -- defendant has additional the united states -- congratulations. [laughter] >> all right. >> congratulations. [indiscernible conversations] [laughter] [indiscernible conversations]

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>> this is mike pence. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> someone this site. >> my mother was born in indiana. >> place your left hand on the bible.

you solemnly swear to defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? so help you god? >> i do. >> there you go. [applause] >> step out of the middle. down there and i will go down here.

>> all right. good, thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you all. >> mr. vice president -- >> happy new year. >> thank you. >> hold it, guys. [indiscernible conversations]

[indiscernible conversations] >> former rnc chair michael steele would be part of a conversation on political .fficacy the washington president --

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>> congressional leaders have said that immigration legislation is on their agenda for 2018. next, a discussion on the prospects for immigration reform this year. this portion of washington journal is 55 minutes. ""washington journal continues. host: for two perspectives we are joined by daniel stein and then johnson -- and then johnson. we will get your predictions and hopes. was the mostk important development in 2017 when it came to the issue of immigration in the country? it has been the emergence of the dreamers and the issue of what do we do with the 1.5