… and to do whatever the governor needs you to do and to be ready to take over if the need arises. Of course, that's why we have a lieutenant governor. The other part of the role is being president of the Senate. It's the only office that really has a constitutional role in two branches of the government. And so the lieutenant governor has generally been a liaison between the legislature and the executive branch. And that's certainly something that I hope to be able to do, too. (41:29–41:38)
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Asserts that the lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate and has a constitutional role in two branches of government.
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