[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)] [Senate] [Pages S10935-S10936] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Inouye). The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President Pro Tempore, Washington, DC, December 22, 2010. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Tom Udall, a Senator from the State of New Mexico, to perform the duties of the Chair. Daniel K. Inouye, President pro tempore. [[Page S10936]] Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________