doing a valuable fun thing to do to help other people, ben broderick.round the country i'm not kidding, you meet so many nice people and fun to see them again. that's really all that's going on. >> and many taxes -- what makes you think that would work in the united states? >> i think that the-- >> we'll return to tom stiers remarks in a moment. and first going to the u.s. senate for a brief pro forma session. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington,d.c., december 23, 2019. to the senate. under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3 of the standing rules of the senate, i appoint the honorable roy blunt, a senator from the state of missouri, 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 3:15 p.m. on thursday, december 26, 2019.

doing a valuable fun thing to do to help other people, ben broderick. around the country i'm not kidding, you meet so many nice people and fun to see them again. that's really all that's going on. >> and many taxes -- what makes you think that would work in the united states? >> i think that the-- >> we'll return to tom stiers remarks in a moment. and first going to the u.s. senate for a brief pro forma session. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington,d.c., december 23, 2019. to the senate. under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3 of the standing rules of the senate, i appoint the honorable roy blunt, a senator from the state of missouri, 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 3:15 p.m. on thursday, december 26, on thursday, december 26, >> pro forma sessions are scheduled every three business days innocent until they the oe new session janua