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“APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE” mentioning Tina Smith was published in the Senate section on page S3467 on May 26.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).
The senior assistant legislative clerk read the following letter:
U.S. Senate,
President pro tempore,
Washington, DC, Wednesday, May 26, 2021.To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Tina Smith, a Senator from the State of Minnesota, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Patrick J. Leahy,
President pro tempore.
Ms. SMITH thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
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