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Wendy Sherman: “I introduced the legislation in early 2001. I expected the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt) to become Speaker…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2004
I introduced the legislation in early 2001. I expected the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt) to become Speaker after the 2002 election; and I could just imagine how secure the undisclosed location where Vice President Cheney resided would be if the person coming after him in the line of succession was the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), our good friend and colleague. So, yes, I introduced legislation which would have vested the presidency, had the catastrophe occurred, in a member of the party selected by the President of the United States, even if we Democrats had been in the majority in 2003 and 2004.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing legislation introduced in 2001 regarding presidential succession.

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