are distinguished on every michael dukakis. please welcome our master of ceremonies for today's symposium new york legend ernie anastas. [applause] >> thank you. a little song and dancece here. my my my. look at your faces. you know, i have to say one thing at the very get-go. having reported news in new york for over four decades and come on t the air in the evening and think that evening and then say why it wasn't, this is good news and i love this story and you should applaud your sales and michael dukakis for this wonderful day bringing uswe all together. michael, we love you. [applause] you know, i thrive on enthusiasm, and michael and i were talking about that just before we came in here because here's a guy who's got a good heart. i'm honored to be here as an

alumnus of our beautiful university and to be sharing something that i trulyel believe in, and that's honoring people, rewarding good behavior. so many times on the news we reward bad behavior, they become stars and celebrities but we had report i can report speedy we will break away from this program for live coverage of the u.s. senate this morning lawmakers holding a brief session. no votes are expected until monday september 9.

the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the parliamentarian will read a communication to the senate. the parliamentarian: washington, d.c., august 27, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian e. schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m., friday, august 30, 2024. >> lawmakers are currently in