[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6]
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 ELECTING CHUCK GRASSLEY TO BE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE OF 
                           THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 3, submitted earlier today.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 3) to elect Chuck Grassley, a Senator 
     from the State of Iowa, to be President pro tempore of the 
     Senate of the United States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
table with no intervening action or debate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 3) was agreed to as follows:


                                S. RES 3

       Resolved, That Charles E. Grassley, a Senator from the 
     State of Iowa, be, and he is hereby, elected President of the 
     Senate pro tempore.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The senior Senator from Iowa will present himself 
at the desk; I will administer the oath of office.
  Senator CHUCK GRASSLEY advanced to the desk of the Vice President, 
and the oath prescribed by law was administered to him by the Vice 
President.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations.
  (Applause, Senators rising.)
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President pro tempore is now invited to 
preside the Chair.
  (Applause.)

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