Congress: the Republican led House takes another Friday off – the Senate:plenty of bills on the table but …


the Senate Convenes at  10:00am September 16, 2011

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning
    business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
  • There will be no roll call votes on Friday.  The next roll call vote will be
    on Monday, September 19th at 5:30pm.

During Friday’s session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #166, H.R.2832, the Generalized System of Preferences Act, which will be the vehicle for Trade Adjustment Assistance.

By unanimous consent, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832 will be at 5:30pm on Monday, September 19th.

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SHAME ON the Republican led House of Representatives … 9% unemployment, Housing, Economy issues &Speaker Boehner, Cantor, McConnell take FRIDAY OFF ?

The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on September 19, 2011.