Posted on 01/05/2023 9:08:32 PM PST by algore
Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to hold that role.
In the process Murray immediately, and temporarily, became the second person in line for the presidency.
The Senate president pro tem position is typically third in line for the presidency, after the vice president and the House speaker. But there currently is no House speaker.
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, ballot after ballot, 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.
So, for the time being, Murray is second in line, by default.
Murray, 72, a Democrat recently elected to a sixth term, will also chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee in the newly begun 118th Congress, putting her in a key position to direct billions of dollars of federal spending.
“I do feel the weight of the responsibility,” Murray said in a phone interview Tuesday. “I don’t think our country wants to see chaos right now. I think they really want us to work together and make sure we’re funding the priorities and passing the policies that really help everyday average people.”
She said her reference to “chaos” wasn’t specifically to House Republicans’ inability to choose a leader, but about “the last six years.”
The Trump administration, she said, was chaotic. So was Jan. 6. So is what’s going on in the House
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ok.....I’d be ok with this if Biden and Harris are inexplicably removed...’somehow’
Murray: “we’re funding the priorities and passing the policies that really help everyday average people.”
Then why did you explode spending that caused massive inflation that is hurting average people?
she’s dumb as rocks
Biden
Harris
Murray
The US is the laughingstock of the entire planet.
So now two behind our dynamic President are both women.
They can introduce Hillary at some dinner and have her stand up for applause. She’ll be seething “Those hags. It should have been me. I’ll get back at them.”
The US is the laughingstock of the entire planet.
cumulative IQ of 83
That succession thing reminds me that at one time the Poet Laureate of the United States was Billy Collins.
He brought his young daughter to the ceremony in Washington when the formally attired dignitaries celebrated his honor.
Looking at all this his daughter asked “Daddy, how many people would have to die for you to become the President?”
“A lot, honey. A lot.” he answered.
You really must hate rocks to insult them so.
And if by some horrible Accident she actually DOES become president, I can just imagine who she would ask to be her vice president....Jay Inslee.
She cannot.
I feel safer already - how China hasn’t invaded Taiwan at this point, I’ll never know.
There’s hardly ever been a better time for them to make their move.
Iran, North Korea..........
Totally agree on China—Sun Tzu is rolling over in his grave—yelling “now now now go go go...”
;-)
I keep expecting to wake up to find out it’s a reality
1997 was sure not looking good - hooboy - now we got Uncle Joe and Willie’s former girlfriend
We had a good run, but...
We in Washington call that Dumb and Dumber
Stop that! You’re giving me nightmares.:)
We don’t call her “Baghdad Bob Patty Murray” for nothing.
Oh, it’s Coconut Patty. Never mind!
Everyone send her shoes.
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