Who are these Senate officials?

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  1. chris155au

    chris155au Well-Known Member

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    Chuck Shummer refers to both "Madam President" and "Mr. President." They are seen in the below video at 1:23 and 1:51. I'm very confused, as not only are there TWO presidents, each being addressed by Shummer regarding the same matter, but I thought that the President pro tempore was Chuck Grassley, standing in for the President of the Senate, Mike Pence. Can anyone shed any light?

     
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    Nobody has any idea, huh?
     
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    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The vice president is the president of the senate.

    In his absence he appoints two people to represent his role so they are pro tempore presidents.
     
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    Yes, but Chuck Grassley is the pro tempore president and neither of these two people in the above video are him.
     
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    They must be nobody's.
     

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