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right now senators are not scheduled to return to capitol hill until april 20th. live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the parliamentarian will read a communication to the senate. the parliamentarian: washington, d.c., april 2, 2020. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable john cornyn, a senator from the state of texas, to perform the duties of the chair. signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands

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through our social media feed. c-span, created by private industry. america's cable-television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> please welcome executive director of chicago ideas, megan paulson. [applause] good evening. happy wednesday. how is everybody feeling? great. happy friday. just making sure you guys are paying attention. welcome. my name is megan paulson and i'm the new executive director of chicago ideas. having been born and raised in this amazing city,