Biden swears in Leahy as Senate's president pro tempore

Biden swears in Leahy as Senate's president pro tempore

December 18, 2012 10:03 AM

Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday swore in Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., as president pro tempore of the Senate - third in the line of presidential succession - following the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii.

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