Newly-elected Senator Claire McCaskill sworn in to begin 113th Congress on Capitol Hill

Newly-reelected Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO),(L) places her hand on a Bible held by her husband Joseph Shepard as she takes part in a re-enactment of her swearing in by Vice President Joe Biden (R), in the Old Senate Chamber at the US Capitol, January 3, 2013, in Washington, DC. The senator was previously officially sworn in on the floor of the Senate to begin the 113th Congress. UPI/Mike Theiler