Yes, but if the Vice president cannot attend, the president pro tempore takes over.
The President pro tempore is the second highest ranking official of the United States Senate . He is a senator who is elected to his position by the Senate.In actual practice it is not unusual for the vice-president and pro temp to both be absent. In that case another senator or, I think, one of the staff serves as time-keeper and keeps track of who has the floor.
The Vice President is President of the Senate and has the power to break a tie on votes in the Senate. The Vice President is also the successor to the Presidency if the President cannot continue serving in office. Vice Presidents have become more involved and more powerful in recent years. They serve as close advisers to the president and often bolster the presidents credentials because of their previous experience in government.
It is also the duty of the vice president to preside over the Senate.
If there is no president, the vice president takes over. As of 2014, the vice president of the United States is Joe Biden.
If the vice-president is absent, some other senator, such are the pro tempore, presides over the Senate.
the President pro tempore
The Vice-president presides over the Senate. If the vice-pesident is anable to act, the President pro tempore of the Senate takes over.
Even though the question is who takes over the v.p. and not what the president pro tempore takes over
The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent. The current president pro tempore (as of 5/17) is Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.
the President pro tempore of the Senate
If the Chief Justice is absent, the Associate Justice with the most seniority out of all the other Associate Justices presides.
The senior member of the majority party of the Senate, who would then be the President Pro Tem of the Senate (or President pro tempore for the full name)
The president pro tempore of the Senate is elected by the Senate, and by tradition the majority party elects their party member who has the longest seniority in the Senate. He is a voting member of the Senate unlike the VP. Most of the time who presides over the Senate is irrelevant.
The President Pro Tempori (I think that is the correct spelling -- it is usually just called the President Pro Tem) who is elected by the Senate
Yes, but if the Vice president cannot attend, the president pro tempore takes over.
The VP presides over the US Senate but can not vote unless there is a tie.