pass the stimulus plan? on sunday the speaker, nancy pelosi said there's a possibility, before election day, finishing up their work yesterday with the vote of amy coney barrett to become the next justice of the supreme court. jack in westchester, pennsylvania. >> caller: i want to make a comment about justice barrett going back to merrick garland. justice there on your clip mentioned their election of duty numerous times. mitch mcconnell and the republicans should their election of duty by blocking the nomination of merrick garland. they had the senate, don't know why they were afraid of putting him up for a vote. >> we are going to leave the last few minutes of this event to fulfill are more than 40 your commitment to congressional coverage. you can finish watching this

online at any time on c-span.org. now we're taking you to the senate floor where lawmakers are holding a pro forma session with no votes expected. now live to the senate floor on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 27, 2020. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable lamar alexander, a senator from the state of tennessee, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 12:00 p.m. on friday, october 30, 2020.

>> that wraps up this sort pro forma session, the senate finished with legislative business until after the election. these sessions will be held every three days during that time with no votes expected. the senate will return for legislative business monday november 9th at 3:00 pm to resume debate on the judicial nomination. we will have more live senate coverage when lawmakers return on c-span2, your home for the u.s. senate. president obama is on the campaign trail today campaigning for his former vice president joe biden. he travels to orlando, florida for a rally. watch that life at noon eastern on c-span2. later today, healthcare officials and lawmakers discuss the covid-19 federal response

and its impact on the pharmaceutical supply chain. live coverage begins at 1:00 pm eastern also here on c-span2. finally, join us later this afternoon for a discussion on the progress of operation warp speed and how are coronavirus vaccine will be deployed once approved. the heritage foundation hosts this, watch live coverage beginning at 3:00 pm eastern on c-span2. online, c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio apps. >> let's begin with amy coney barrett at the white house yesterday delivering rare remarks for justice just sworn into the court. >> the confirmation process has made ever clearer to me one of the fundamental differences between the federal judiciary