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Patty Murray Becomes First Female Senate President Pro Tempore

HeadlineJan 04, 2023

On Capitol Hill, Senator Patty Murray made history Tuesday by becoming the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore. This now puts her third in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president and the speaker of the House.

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