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Happy new year, and happy new year to all my colleagues â€" those returning to the Senate and those taking office today for the first time.

I am honored, humbled and will forever be grateful that the people of Nevada have entrusted me with another term as their senator. I will continue working hard to create jobs for the people of my state and get our economy back on track.

I am also grateful for the continued support and confidence of my caucus, which has again given me the honor of serving as its leader. Neither title â€" senator and majority leader â€" is a responsibility I take lightly, or for granted.

They say you can never step in the same river twice. New water flows in, replacing the old and continually renewing the river. The Senate is the same.

This body never stops changing. Every two years â€" and occasionally more frequently â€" new senators take their seats in this chamber. They join the Senate family and this ever-evolving team of 100 tasked with moving the country forward.

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