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Our own Patty Murray, President Pro Tem of the Senate...
https://www.aol.com/sen-patty-murray-becomes-first-184335149.htmlWASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Tuesday became the first female Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking position in the chamber.
The president pro tempore ranks second under the president of the Senate — the vice president — and presides over the floor in the vice president's absence.
Since the mid-20th century, the president pro tempore has been the senior member of the majority party out of tradition.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 89, is the senior most Democrat in the upper chamber, serving since 1992, but she declined the role of president pro tempore following the November midterm elections. Murray, 72, is the next most senior Democrat, having served in the Senate since 1993.
The president pro tempore ranks second under the president of the Senate — the vice president — and presides over the floor in the vice president's absence.
Since the mid-20th century, the president pro tempore has been the senior member of the majority party out of tradition.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 89, is the senior most Democrat in the upper chamber, serving since 1992, but she declined the role of president pro tempore following the November midterm elections. Murray, 72, is the next most senior Democrat, having served in the Senate since 1993.
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So happy and proud right now! 
