A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure "gender parity" on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.

马萨诸塞州参议员贾森·刘易斯和众议院临时议长帕特丽夏·哈达德为确保董事会和委员会中的 “性别平等” 而提出的两项议案就是一个很好的例子。

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Then would come the president pro tempore of the Senate.

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Byrd, of West Virginia, presided over the chamber as the new Senate president pro tempore, replacing Strom Thurmond, R-South Carolina.

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Daschle, in turn, moved to appoint Byrd the new Senate president pro tempore, replacing 98-year-old Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

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They were joined yesterday morning by North Carolina, where the Senate President Pro Tempore, Phil Berger, confirmed the legislature and the Governor, Pat McCrory, would pursue serious tax reform this session.

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