president pro tempore
Americannoun
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Mr. Johnson was relying on the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which places Mr. Grassley, 92 and the Senate’s president pro tempore, third in line to the presidency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The president pro tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is 91, and third in line for succession to the presidency.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
Four years later, he won a seat in the state Senate, serving for a time as that chamber’s president pro tempore and eventually mounting an unsuccessful challenge to U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The president laid out his rationale for the strikes in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, and Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat and Senate president pro tempore.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
After he became president pro tempore, while he never announced himself a Republican, he generally acted with the Republicans.
From Fifty Years of Public Service by Shelby M. Cullom
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