Al Franken officially became the junior senator from Minnesota earlier today when he took the oath of office, administered to him by Vice President Joseph Biden. After Franken completed the oath, “the gallery erupted in an unusual and lengthy applause that continued for several minutes,” according to the AP. Watch it:
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