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Tammy Duckworth was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S1757 covering the 1st Session of the 118th Congress published on May 19 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 senior assistant Parliamentarian read the following letter:

U.S. Senate,

President pro tempore,

Washington, DC, May 19, 2023. To the Senate:

Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Tammy Duckworth, a Senator from the State of Illinois, to perform the duties of the Chair.

Patty Murray,

President pro tempore.

Ms. DUCKWORTH thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 85

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