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Kelly Loeffler addresses reporters after Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to fill U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s seat in the U.S. Senate earlier this month. She was sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Monday.

ATLANTA — With the two words — “I do” — Kelly Loeffler became Georgia’s new U.S. senator Monday.

Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office to Loeffler during a brief late-afternoon ceremony inside the Senate chambers.

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