of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable thomas r. carpersenator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable thomas r. carper, a senator from the state of delaware, 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 3:00 p.m. on monday, january 8, 2024. january 8, 2024. >> and the sin as gavel out for the week after ushering in the second session of the 118th congress on wednesday. the next vote in the chamber scheduled for monday when senators return to work as expected on funding the federal government. live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. c-span2. we now return to booktv programming. >> i mean, unfortunately it is an ever more popular strategy in certain quarters especially the republican party but what you do say that we can do and should try to do is do you say we want the world not that notl but is hospitable to the continuation of the american experience. can you elaboratete on that? >> yet. i guess there, too, i'm going separate out, i'm trying to imagine a world in which without a