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CRITICAL DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT TOMORROW
$113,545 to go to beat the Republicans. All Gifts Matched 2-to-1! Contribute Today >>
$113,545 to go to beat the Republicans. All Gifts Matched 2-to-1! Contribute Today >>
My strategists at the DCCC just informed me that the Republicans have already met their fundraising goal with the help of a $1 million dollar pledge from Republican Leader Boehner.
That means we now have until just Midnight Tomorrow to surpass them.
The world is watching our next move. The media will use our grassroots totals to measure our response to Leader Boehner and also as a referendum on President Obama’s leadership.
As a special thank you, with your contribution you will receive a special invitation to join me for our upcoming Grassroots Strategy Call. But you need to act before Midnight Tomorrow.
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Republicans are raising record amounts from Wall Street special interests so they can defeat financial reform and continue letting recklessness reign supreme on Wall Street.
The world is closely watching our grassroots response to the Republicans’ record-breaking fund raising from these Wall Street special interests.
We are just $113,545 away from our grassroots goal. Please contribute before tomorrow night at Midnight and send a powerful message of grassroots strength and an undeniable show of support for President Obama’s leadership. As a special thank you, you will receive an invitation to join me for our upcoming grassroots strategy call.
Thank you,
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
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Stop anti-choice groups from posing as abortion providers
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Anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) do whatever it takes to block women from choosing abortion. Many even stoop to advertising under “abortion services” and “abortion clinics” in popular online search directories. Let’s be clear: CPCs do not provide abortion care. We’re calling on two of the biggest search directories, SuperPages.com and YellowPages.com, to take down all misleading CPC ads. Add your name to our letter by June 30 so you can be part of our delivery! Never heard of a CPC? They look like women’s health-care clinics. But most of the estimated 4,000 CPCs are unlicensed and unregulated storefronts staffed by anti-choice volunteers. Their number-one goal is to make women feel too guilty or scared to choose abortion by providing information that is medically inaccurate and manipulative. It’s fine for groups that oppose abortion to advertise. But they shouldn’t be allowed to advertise under “abortion services” or “abortion clinics.” It’s just cruel to lie to women facing an unintended pregnancy. Help us end the lies. Sign onto our letter to SuperPages.com and YellowPages.com today. YellowPages.com and SuperPages.com have 125 million monthly searches and 30 million unique visitors per month, respectively. The vast majority of people who use these directories contact the merchants or organizations they find. CPCs didn’t miss a beat. Just a few years ago, CPCs advertised on billboards, street-level signs, and even in the phone book. Now they are flooding the Internet, reaching even more unsuspecting women. Tell SuperPages.com and YellowPages.com that CPCs are using their sites to trick women. The fraud against women must stop. Can you imagine facing an unintended pregnancy and accidentally going to a CPC staffed by anti-choice volunteers when you thought you were visiting a legitimate health center? It sounds horrific. We need to stop CPCs from using popular sites like SuperPages.com and YellowPages.com to advertise abortion services that they clearly don’t provide. Thanks for adding your name to our letter today.
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toxic Tuesday &some News
Toxic Tuesday?
Today seems like a day when we all need to breathe in slowly in deeply -breath out, repeat as needed.
The Elena Kagan confirmation hearings gave me that eerie feeling of how it must have felt back in the day when folks of colour and women were treated so poorly
A whole lot of folks are engaging in toxic talk that seems embattled and begs us to ask ourselves where Republicans are regarding race. And do they know the public is now seeing on national TV -it effects how immigration as well. America is of diverse backgrounds and if you listen to the vitriol being put out there, on the airwaves you would have to wonder if racism is coming from folks we vote into office and how can we stop that before they get there.
Is there a voice of reason on that strange panel of Republicans for the Elena Kagan confirmation hearing asking questions on national TV that should have people of colour deciding just who they will be voting for in the up coming elections and it is not for Republicans, as the rhetoric seem very racist and disrespectful. The man Elena Kagan clerked for Thurgood Marshall just so happens to have a lot of respect from a hell of many people so the comments will not be forgiven or forgotten.
The latest news reports are that 10 Russian spies were picked up recently because as our President was telling their President they were friends and while the airwaves were wondering if our President knew about it all, I had to laugh at the question itself. The President is Commander in Chief not an actor who is just pretending on camera. The office of President should be given more respect. It would be nice to find out what exactly did President Obama say to Medevei after the information crossed his desk. Though we probably will never find out the total sum of the conversation but one can always hope. If there was a conversation, someone will ask the press secretary and the gist will be watered down and life will go on. In other news that was sad, made me laugh and has to have folks become more aware of Republican hypocrisy to such a degree anyone listening should have cringed.
Yesterday, Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings started; she has been labeled as an elitist and while she worked hard in school did well and moved on to a prestigious college she is from a modest background as her dad is an attorney, a tenant lawyer and her mom a teacher. I personally do not find her anything but middle class, a great work ethic, and the capacity to excel.
Then we hear Senator Jeff Sessions begin the Republican talk, which by all accounts is not just negative it is offensive. In my opinion, Senator Sessions epitomizes the ridiculous stance most Republicans have but are smart enough to keep it to themselves. The question was it Racism in all its glory on national TV and will it continue? Mr. Sessions has stated in the past, that if he had his choice he wouldn’t have tried any Civil Rights cases and has also known to call Black men “boy” which not only provides evidence that he is out of touch with today’s society another question for him and the other Republicans would be is were they against the decision of Brown vs The Board of Education or not?
It seems like it would be in their best interest not to beat up on Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court who Kagan clerked for, respected, and has repeated some of his thoughts out of respect and admiration. Senator Sessions and his Republican associates verbally beat up on Marshall as an activist Supreme Judge as if this was a bad thing, so far only a few people have responded with oh please just remember “Citizens United.” It was uncomfortable for me hearing this vitriol coming from human beings let alone coming from people voted into office. In my opinion Senator Sessions was too comfortable making demeaning comments about the President, Thurgood Marshall, and the Democratic Party on national TV, which was a strategy that needs to be challenged. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to make Corporations equal to individuals without taking into account that Judge John Roberts has cinched the “activist judge” title in my eyes with his ruling for Corporations.
The question is will Judge Roberts and the other four obviously conservative Justices continue trying to be a policy destructor and is his behavior because of some grudge he had during his confirmation hearings and has the power and decided to use it.
and last, can i just say that someone should figure out by now that after being in Afghanistan for 6 to 9 years it seems obvious that the people there are not all in to what it will take to become more self sufficient because if they were the locals would have more control.
Other News …
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) said that he will vote against Congress’s financial regulatory reform bill, arguing that it doesn’t go far enough to prevent future catastrophes. “As I have indicated for some time now, my test for the financial regulatory reform bill is whether it will prevent another crisis,” he said. “The conference committee’s proposal fails that test and for that reason I will not vote to advance it.”TP
Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle “has steadfastly refused to talk to reporters” in the state. “I can’t remember a time that we’ve ever had trouble with interviews,” said Mary Beth Farrell, the news director at KRNV. KRNV finally got an interview with Angle “after weeks of private rejections” by taking the “unprecedented step” of publicly asking her “to explain her positions to Nevada voters.”TP
**Macy’s has become toxic and reports are they might be abusing their employees, UFCW has asked people to boycott Macy’s until they start to respect employees
**Reports are that China and Taiwan signed a landmark deal
C-SPAN …
Admiral Allen Daily Oil Spill Update
Kenneth Feinberg on Executive Pay
U.S. Senate: Byrd Tributes Senate Tribute (11/09) Sen. Byrd on Memoir (6/05)
Booknotes Interview (4/89) More C-SPAN Programs 
Sen. Byrd official website
Politico: WV Law Murky on Byrd Succession Charleston WV Gazette
Questioning begins in Kagan confirmation
“One thing I do know is that my politics would be, must be, have to be completely separate from my judging,” said Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan at the second day of her confirmation hearing. Questioning by members of the committee on issues related to the judiciary began on Tuesday and will continue into Wednesday. Outside witnesses are expected to testify on Thursday.
If confirmed, Elena Kagan will replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Court.
Gen. Petraeus faces congress to discuss war in Afghanistan
General David Petraeus is now appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in his confirmation hearing to replace General Stanley McChrystal as lead commander of troops in Afghanistan.
Gen. McChrystal resigned last week in the wake of a recently released Rolling Stone article. In the story, Gen. McChrystal and members of his staff are quoted as criticizing the Vice President and other members of the Administration.
Petraeus Hearing: NOW on c-span.org Rolling Stone Article: The Runaway General Statement by Gen. Stanley McChrystal Pres. Obama’s Announcement (6/23) The Hill: some Dems in awkward spotVice President Biden to Visit New Orleans and Pensacola
Vice Pres. Biden will visit the Gulf today to assess clean-up efforts and tour affected areas. He will stop in New Orleans and Pensacola, visiting the Unified Area Command, the Naval Air Station Pensacola and Pomes Seafood to meet with Gulf residents impacted by the spill. Other government officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and presidential environmental advisor Carol Browner also visited the region.
Tropical Storm Alex, which has already sent heavy rains to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, appears likely to miss Gulf areas affected by the oil spill. However, while current paths predict Alex will pass to the west of the spill site, there is a possibility that strong waves will delay BP’s plan to increase the rate of containment, Adm. Thad Allen said in a briefing yesterday.
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Tuesday in Congress …BP
The Senate Convenes: 10:00amET June 29, 2010
Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the next 30 minutes.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to HR5297, the Small Business Jobs bill.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus luncheons.
At 2:15pm, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Small Business Jobs bill.
The Senate is considering HR5297, the Small Business Jobs bill. The following amendments are pending to the bill:
– Baucus amendment #4402 (substitute)
– Reid #s 4403-4409 (technical amendments)
Votes:
202: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to HR5297, Small Business Jobs bill;
Invoked: 66-33
Unanimous Consent:
Adopted H.Con.Res.285, Year of the Father.
Adopted S.Res.554, National Day of the Cowboy.
Adopted S.Res.564, Japan.
Adopted S.Con.Res. a concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the Exhibition Hall of the CVC in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the U.S. Senate Chamber for the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia.
Adopted S.Res.574, a resolution relative to the memorial observances of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia.
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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 29, 2010
111TH CONGRESS – SECOND SESSION
2/3 votes needed to pass – but the House REJECTS continuing federal benefits 261-155 HR5618
4:43 P.M. –
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
4:42 P.M. –
Mr. Poe of TX requested that Mr. Moran of KS be allowed to address the House for 5 minutes on July 2.
Mr. Poe of TX requested the following general leaves to address the House on July 1: Mr. Paul for 5 min.
Mr. Poe of TX requested that Mr. Paul be allowed to address the House for 5 minutes on June 30.
4:35 P.M. –
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, a Senator from the State of West Virginia
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
3:47 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1484
3:46 P.M. –
Considered as privileged matter.
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes
3:45 P.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 5 (Roll no. 401).
3:38 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the Treasury of certain criminal restitution
3:37 P.M. –
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 – 6 (Roll no. 400).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:30 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
3:23 P.M. –
MOMENT OF SILENCE – The House observed a moment of silence in memory of the late Honorable Marvin Esch.
recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for its now five-year effort to promote cyber security curriculum in institutions of higher learning
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 – 2 (Roll no. 399).
3:16 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
to continue Federal unemployment programs
3:15 P.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 261 – 155 (Roll no. 398).
2:48 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
2:47 P.M. –
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
recognizing the heroic efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for their work rescuing 17 individuals from a downed military helicopter on a rugged, snow-covered mountain on the Pocahontas-Randolph county line
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
2:33 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1153.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Critz moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes
2:32 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2:14 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5623.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Levin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the Treasury of certain criminal restitution
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2:00 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5552.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Kind moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes
1:59 P.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
1:48 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5611.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Lewis (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting the ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of National Pollinator Week
1:47 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cardoza objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
1:36 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1460.
Mr. Cardoza moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
1:35 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Heinrich objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
1:32 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2340.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Heinrich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico
1:31 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Heinrich objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
1:27 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4445.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Heinrich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
to take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes
1:26 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
1:21 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1554.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Boren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
to provide for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed constitution of the United States Virgin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent with the Constitution and Federal law
1:20 P.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
1:12 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 33.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
to continue Federal unemployment programs
1:11 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12:39 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5618.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Levin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, as the “Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”
12:37 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12:30 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4307.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three and their families
12:29 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12:22 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1228.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
recognizing the residents of the City of Tracy, California, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city’s incorporation, for their century of dedicated service to the United States
12:21 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12:17 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1446.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces
12:16 P.M. –
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12:10 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4505.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12:09 P.M. –
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
11:29 A.M. –
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
11:28 A.M. –
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Johnson, Eddie Bernice of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
11:27 A.M. –
On motion to adjourn Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 23 – 379 (Roll no. 397).
11:11 A.M. –
Mr. Broun (GA) moved that the House do now adjourn.
congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship
11:10 A.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 – 5, 1 Present (Roll no. 396).
11:03 A.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
11:02 A.M. –
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of a motion to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
11:00 A.M. –
MOMENT OF SILENCE – The House observed a moment of silence in memory of the late Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia.
On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 – 175, 1 Present (Roll no. 395).
10:33 A.M. –
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that she had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Melancon demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Melancon demanded the yeas and nays.
10:32 A.M. –
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 3249. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 286 with an amendment and S. Res. 572.
10:31 A.M. –
Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Dr. Paul Powell, First Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas.
10:30 A.M. –
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 29.
9:35 A.M. –
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today.
9:31 A.M. –
MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 10:30 a.m. for the start of the legislative day.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna F. Edwards to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:30 A.M. –
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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