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Your son wants an iPad. Your daughter wants new Uggs.
Anisa wants to be able to go to school and learn to earn her way out of poverty. You can do something for all of them when you make a gift to CARE this holiday season. Make a gift in honor of your son or daughter, mom or dad, aunt or uncle. They’ll get a cool e-card — and students like Anisa will get the help they need to pay school fees in Afghanistan and around the world. You’ll get the satisfaction of doing good, plus a tax deduction. (And you also can get your kids the iPad and the Uggs!) Sincerely, Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
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As the lame duck session begins today the things that stand out most for me is the hypocrisy the overt nonsense and the lies offered up by the Republican Tea Party for the last twenty months. Unfortunately, the lies continue even after the Midterm elections with the sole goal to ruin President Obama by using Americans as their pawns and throwing us all under the bus.
The Party of No will keep stalling, blocking and saying No to the START treaty, the Disclose Act, unemployment, the Dream Act, Food Safety and other legislation but want and have been threatening progress unless and until the Republican Tea Party is given the Bush giveaways for the rich. The lies that the Republicans were able to sell and get some left of center to buy is about to unravel and the truth finally know by hopefully all Americans.
The notion that the top 2% is the group that creates and or hires the middle class let alone the idea that should be the reason to make sure the Bush giveaways are permanent is just a joke. If this is true, we should all ask where are the jobs that should have saved us all before the first 750 thousand suddenly lost their jobs even before President Obama was really in office. I do not understand how anyone believes that lie.
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The Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET November 29, 2010
Following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 4pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes.
At 4:00pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, as provided for under the previous order.
5:30pm swearing in of Senator-elect Mark Kirk to be senator from the State of Illinois.
58Dems-42Republicans -in the Senate
At 6:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the substitute amendment to S.510. Under the agreement reached on Thursday, if cloture is invoked, 4 motions to suspend the rules would be in order. Upon disposition of the motions, the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended. Senator Reid would like to complete action on the Food Safety bill on Monday. As a result, senators should expect a late night of voting.
Post-cloture and upon the use or yielding back of the time allotted in the agreement (1 hour for motions re: 1099 and 4 hours for Coburn motions), the Senate will proceed to vote on the motions in the following order:
– Johanns (1099 forms)
– Baucus (1099 forms)
– Coburn (earmarks)
– Coburn (substitute)
Votes:
6:30pm Roll Call Votes:
252: now voting on Cloture on substitute amendment #4175: to S.510, Food Safety Modernization Act (60 vote threshold);
– Johanns motion to suspend Rule 22 for the purpose of proposing and considering Johanns amendment #4702: (1099 forms) (67-vote threshold); and
– Baucus motion to suspend Rule 22 for the purpose of proposing and considering Baucus amendment #4713: (1099 forms) (67-vote threshold).
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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00pmET on Novemeber 22, 2010 unless the House receives a message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of H.Con.Res.332, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution and convene on 11/29 at 2pm
CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 29, 2010
111TH CONGRESS – SECOND SESSION
7:14 P.M. –
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed Special Order speeches.
7:13 P.M. –
Mr. Polis (CO) filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 1736.
6:52 P.M. –
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
6:50 P.M. –
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln of FL requested the following general leaves to address the House on December 6: Mr. Jones for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, and Mr. Moran of KS for 5 min.
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln of FL requested the following general leaves to address the House on December 3: Mr. Jones for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, Mr. Garrett of NJ for 5 min, Mr. Burton of IN for 5 min, Mr. Moran of KS for 5 min, himself for 5 min, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for 5 min.
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln of FL requested the following general leaves to address the House on December 2: Mr. Jones for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, Mr. Garrett of NJ for 5 min, Mr. Burton of IN for 5 min, Mr. Moran of KS for 5 min, himself for 5 min, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for 5 min.
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln of FL requested the following general leaves to address the House on December 1: Mr. Jones for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, Mr. Garrett of NJ for 5 min, Mr. Burton of IN for 5 min, Mr. Moran of KS for 5 min, himself for 5 min, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for 5 min.
Mr. Diaz-Balart, L. requested the following general leaves to address the House on November 30: Mr. Jones for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, Mr. Garrett of NJ for 5 min, Mr. Burton of IN for 5 min, himself for 5 min, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for 5 min.
6:43 P.M. –
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
6:39 P.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): (Roll No. 582).
6:31 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the “Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building”
6:30 P.M. –
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): (Roll No. 581).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6:03 P.M. –
Considered as unfinished business.
6:02 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.
ADJUSTED WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Kirk, the whole number of the House is 434.
6:01 P.M. –
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 29.
2:59 P.M. –
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, Virginia, as the “Colonel George Juskalian Post Office Building”
2:52 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.
2:46 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6392.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
2:45 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.
2:41 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 771.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the “Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building”
2:40 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.
2:32 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5877.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
to provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
2:31 P.M. –
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
2:12 P.M. –
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendments to H.R. 5712.
Mr. Pallone moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
2:11 P.M. –
Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns on Monday, November 29, 2010, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, for Morning-Hour debate. Agreed to without objection.
2:10 P.M. –
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until 6:00 p.m. today.
2:07 P.M. –
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
The House received a communication from Representative Kirk wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective at 4:00 p.m. on November 29, 2010.
2:05 P.M. –
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on November 22, 2010 at 2:53 p.m. stating that that body had passed H.R. 4783 with amendments, concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5566, concurred in the House amendments to S. 3689, passed S. 3650, passed H.R. 6198 with an amendment, and agreed to H. Con. Res. 327.
2:04 P.M. –
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on November 19, 2010 at 9:33 a.m. stating that that body had passed S. 1609; H.R. 5712, with amendments; agreed to S. Con. Res 75, S. Con. Res. 76, and H. Con. Res. 332.
2:03 P.M. –
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Pallone to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:02 P.M. –
Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Daniel Coughlin.
2:01 P.M. –
The Speaker designated the Honorable Laura Richardson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
2:00 P.M. –
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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