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we'll break away briefly from our book tv programming live to capitol hill we believe will be a brief session of the u.s. senate, senators are on recess for the reminder of this month. no votes are expected until they return on september 6th. and now we take you live to the floor of the u.s. senate here 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., august 30, 2022, to the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3 of the rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the duties of the chair. signed patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: independe under the previous order the senate stands adjourned until 1:00 a.m. on friday, september 2, 2022.