[rolling_stone]

president of the senate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate#:~:text=The%20current%20president%20pro%20tempore,to%20serve%20in%20this%20office.

[cherry]

so, in the absence of the VP, the Senate picks the senate pro tem to fill in....if only the pubs had control of the senate....