Romney attended the swearing-in ceremony Friday, accompanying Curtis on the Senate floor, as did Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Senators took the oath in groups of four, ordered alphabetically; Curtis was joined by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska; and incoming Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona.

Friday was Republican Senator John Curtis’ first official day in a different chamber on Capitol Hill. The freshman senator from Utah was sworn in by outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris in the morning and,