{"id":132355,"date":"2023-04-20T19:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=132355"},"modified":"2023-04-20T19:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:04:57","slug":"washington-sen-patty-murray-becomes-first-woman-to-cast-10000-votes-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/washington-sen-patty-murray-becomes-first-woman-to-cast-10000-votes-in-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Sen. Patty Murray becomes first woman to cast 10,000 votes in the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/VmGwNHgdPjW4Y46GNAtoUCIbYCs=\/0x81:5660x3265\/1920x1080\/2023\/04\/20\/1682012661839.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaking during a committee hearing in March 2023. Photo: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) made history on Thursday by casting her 10,000th vote on the Senate floor, becoming the first woman to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Only 32 other senators \u2014 all men \u2014 have passed that same milestone in the Senate&#x27;s 234\u00a0years in existence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her 10,000th vote was over an amendment to a bill that would reauthorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and grant programs for firefighting equipment and for hiring firefighters and first responders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture:<\/strong> Murray, who became Washington&#x27;s first female U.S. senator in 1993, also became the Senate&#x27;s first female president pro tempore earlier this year, making her third in the line of presidential succession after Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She assumed the role after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who is currently the longest serving female in the chamber but is not seeking re-election in 2024, bowed out of the position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong>Senate asks chief justice to testify in escalation of Thomas scrutiny<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/20\/sen-murray-first-woman-cast-10000-votes-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaking during a committee hearing in March 2023. Photo: Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images Sen. 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