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Patty Murray was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S2129 covering the 1st Session of the 118th Congress published on June 16 in the Congressional Record.

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 (Mrs. Murray).

The Parliamentarian read the following letter:

U.S. Senate,

President pro tempore,

Washington, DC, June 16, 2023. To the Senate:

Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Raphael G. Warnock, a Senator from the State of Georgia, to perform the duties of the Chair.

Patty Murray,

President pro tempore.

Mr. WARNOCK thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 106

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