Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, the first woman in the country's history to hold that role. In the process...
Vice President Kamala Harris gestures toward waiting family members as she participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., at left, with her husband Rob Murray, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, the first woman in the country’s history to hold that role.
Three times on Tuesday, in votes stretching over most of the day, Republicans, who hold the House majority, tried and failed to elect a speaker. With House Democrats united in support of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, House Republicans were unable to muster a majority for their leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California. Each time, 19 or 20 GOP members chose an alternate candidate, depriving McCarthy of a majority.
Among other things, Murray also now becomes a member of a very select group of women: She is now tied with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, trailing only Vice President Kamala Harris, as the second closest a woman has been to the presidency, in the line of succession. When the House does elect a speaker, Murray will drop back to third in line.
“I did it because somebody said you can’t do it,” she said. :And I hope that what I’ve achieved today will help young girls everywhere say don’t let anybody tell you you can’t make a difference.” “There is no one I trust more to be third in the line for presidential succession than Sen. Murray,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a floor speech Tuesday. “She is brilliant, pragmatic and knows how to get things done.”
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