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President pro tempore of the United States Senate


 

In the United States, the President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the upper house of Congress, the Senate. The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate ex officio; the President pro tempore presides during his absence. The current President pro tempore of the Senate is Ted Stevens, a Republican senator from Alaska, who has held the office since January 3, 2003.

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