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Tina Smith was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S7011 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Dec. 7 in the Congressional Record.

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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, December 7, 2022. 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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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 190

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