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       2023-01-03T20:24:44Z
       
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       While everyone is paying attention to the chaos in the House, check out what happened in Senate. Patty Murray became the first woman to be elected president pro tempore of the Senate. While Dianne Feinstein is the senior member of the Democratic caucus, she didn't seek the position, and Patty Murray is the second most senior member.Without a Speaker of the House, Patty Murray is currently second in line to the presidency after Vice President Kamala Harris. (Fortunately we've never needed to move further down the line of succession than the vice president, and I hope to see Biden live a long life and finish out his own presidency.)https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/03/murray-senate-protem/