CONGRESS – the Republican led House : Congress will do only about 8days of work prior to Election2012 : the Senate led by Dems

09/10/2012 Nativegrl77

If the Senate receives a message from the House that it has adopted S.Con.Res.59, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives, the pro forma sessions above will not occur and the Senate will adjourn until 2:00pm on Monday, September 10, 2012.

the Senate Convenes: 2:00pm

Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
At 4:55pm, there will be a moment of silence for the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #664, the nomination of Stephanie Marie Rose, of IA, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa with 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Rose nomination.
As a reminder, on Thursday, August 2^nd, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.3457, the Vets Jobs Corps Act. The cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.3457 will be at 2:15pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.

5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Stephanie Marie Rose, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa

5:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Stephanie Marie Rose, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; Confirmed: 89-1

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #664, the nomination of Stephanie Marie Rose, of IA, to be United States District judge for the Southern District of Iowa; Confirmed: 89-1

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Star printed the committee report to accompany S.3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012.

Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012. (Republican request)

Began the Rule 14 process of S.3522, the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012. (Menendez and others)

Began the Rule 14 process of S.3525, the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012. (Tester)

Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3519, the Pay for Printing Act (DeMint).

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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House hearings for Today …

2:00 pm	Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6040 and H.R. 6147Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
5:00 pm	Hearing: H.R. 5949-FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012Committee on Rules: Full Committee
5:00 pm	Hearing: H.R. 5544-Minnesota Education Investment and Employment ActCommittee on Rules: Full Committee

The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2012.

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2:00:32 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
2:00:39 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
2:00:58 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
2:02:23 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:02:27 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:02:28 P.M.		The House received a communication from Representative Cardoza wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective at 12:00 a.m. on August 15, 2012.
2:03:47 P.M.		ADJUSTMENT OF WHOLE HOUSE – Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from California, Mr. Cardoza, the whole number of the House is 430.
2:03:48 P.M.		The House received a communication from Ilene Jenofsky, District Director, Office of Rep. Brady (PA). Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Ms. Jenofsky notified the House that she had been served with a subpoena for testimony issued by the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Criminal Division and that after consultation with the Office of General Counsel, she determined that compliance with the subpoena was consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
2:03:49 P.M.		The House received a communication from Warren Raines, Constituent Services Representative, Office of Rep. Brady (PA). Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. Raines notified the House that he had been served with a subpoena for testimony issued by the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Criminal Division and that after consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena was consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
2:05:00 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 4:00 P.M. today.
4:00:11 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of September 10.
4:00:17 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
4:01:19 P.M.	H.R. 3397	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 3397 — “To modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes.”
4:01:35 P.M.	H.R. 3397	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:01:36 P.M.	H.R. 3397	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3397.
4:06:22 P.M.	H.R. 3397	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:06:26 P.M.	H.R. 3397	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:07:04 P.M.	H.R. 2706	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2706 — “To prohibit the sale of billfish.”
4:07:17 P.M.	H.R. 2706	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:07:18 P.M.	H.R. 2706	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2706.
4:13:26 P.M.	H.R. 2706	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:13:28 P.M.	H.R. 2706	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:14:09 P.M.	H.R. 6007	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 6007 — “To exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority.”
4:14:49 P.M.	H.R. 6007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:14:50 P.M.	H.R. 6007	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6007.
4:25:53 P.M.	H.R. 6007	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:25:55 P.M.	H.R. 6007	>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:26:08 P.M.	H.R. 2489	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2489 — “To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.”
4:26:22 P.M.	H.R. 2489	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:26:23 P.M.	H.R. 2489	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2489.
4:34:33 P.M.	H.R. 2489	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:34:44 P.M.	H.R. 2489	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:36:02 P.M.	H.R. 6186	Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6186 — “To require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.”
4:36:24 P.M.	H.R. 6186	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:36:25 P.M.	H.R. 6186	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6186.
4:43:35 P.M.	H.R. 6186	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.
4:44:13 P.M.	H.R. 4264	Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4264 — “To help ensure the fiscal solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.”
4:44:25 P.M.	H.R. 4264	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:44:26 P.M.	H.R. 4264	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4264.
4:47:50 P.M.	H.R. 4264	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.
4:48:05 P.M.	H.R. 2139	Mr. Dold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 2139 — “To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.”
4:48:18 P.M.	H.R. 2139	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:48:19 P.M.	H.R. 2139	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2139.
4:55:33 P.M.	H.R. 2139	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.
4:56:39 P.M.	H.R. 6122	>Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6122 — “To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes.”
4:56:55 P.M.	H.R. 6122	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:56:57 P.M.	H.R. 6122	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6122.
4:59:54 P.M.	H.R. 6122	>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.
5:00:11 P.M.	H.R. 406	Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 406 — “To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate.”
5:00:19 P.M.	H.R. 406	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:00:21 P.M.	H.R. 406	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 406.
5:06:54 P.M.	H.R. 406	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:06:57 P.M.	H.R. 406	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:07:30 P.M.	H. Con. Res. 132	Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. H. Con. Res. 132 — “Providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the House document entitled “Hispanic Americans in Congress”, and for other purposes.”
5:07:40 P.M.	H. Con. Res. 132	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:07:42 P.M.	H. Con. Res. 132	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 132.
5:13:24 P.M.	H. Con. Res. 132	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
5:13:49 P.M.	H. Con. Res. 132	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:15:00 P.M.	H.R. 6336	Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 6336 — “To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center.”
5:15:04 P.M.	H.R. 6336	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:15:05 P.M.	H.R. 6336	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6336.
5:21:30 P.M.	H.R. 6336	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:21:34 P.M.	H.R. 6336	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:21:40 P.M.	H.R. 6336	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5:21:49 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 6:30 p.m.
6:30:20 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of September 10.
6:30:33 P.M.		Mr. Nugent filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 773.
6:31:21 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
6:32:13 P.M.	H.R. 6122	>Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6122 — “To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes.”
6:57:26 P.M.	H.R. 6122	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 – 0 (Roll no. 557).
6:57:27 P.M.	H.R. 6122	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6:57:35 P.M.	H.R. 2139	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2139 — “To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.”
7:04:12 P.M.	H.R. 2139	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 – 2, 1 Present (Roll no. 558).
7:04:13 P.M.	H.R. 2139	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:04:22 P.M.	H.R. 6186	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6186 — “To require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.”
7:10:42 P.M.	H.R. 6186	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 – 11 (Roll no. 559).
7:10:48 P.M.	H.R. 6186	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:14:07 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
8:54:54 P.M.		Mrs. Roby moved that the House do now adjourn.
8:54:56 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
8:54:58 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2012.

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Voter ID

09/10/2012 Nativegrl77

Republicans are working hard to suppress your vote. Can you contribute $12 today to the Emergency Black Voter Fund?

Last week 2,260 delegates from all 50 states elected Mitt Romney to represent their party in this election. Yet at the same time the Republican party is talking about freedom and American values, it is doing everything it can to make it harder for Black folks to exercise their right to vote.¹

In Ohio, Secretary of State Jon Husted has eliminated weekend access to polls, an option that was exercised by Black voters in past elections.² In Pennsylvania, Republicans pushed through a law requiring specific forms of restrictive photo identification to vote, a constraint that systematically pushes Black and low-income voters out of the system.³ In Florida, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has overseen a sweeping voter purge that has erased hundreds – if not thousands – of lawful citizens from the voter rolls.⁴

That’s why we’re launching an Emergency Black Voter Fund. Can you chip in $12 a month until election day, to create a fighting fund to help make sure that these attacks on our right to vote don’t go unanswered. Can you spare $12 a month?

http://act.colorofchange.org/pledge/emergency_recur_donate

With your help we will register thousands of new Black voters and prepare them to have everything they need to vote on Election Day. We will also launch rapid response media campaigns in key states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio to fight back against conservative attempts to make it harder for Black folks to vote.

The Republican machine has invested millions to keep us from voting.⁵ This will take significant resources, which is why we don’t have a minute to lose. We need your help to get these plans off the ground. Can you chip in $12 a month from now until election day to help turn these plans into reality?

http://act.colorofchange.org/pledge/emergency_recur_donate

Thanks and Peace,

— Rashad, Dani, Matt, Arisha, Charlene and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team September 1st, 2012

Help support our work. ColorOfChange.org is powered by YOU—your energy and dollars. We take no money from lobbyists or large corporations that don’t share our values, and our tiny staff ensures your contributions go a long way. You can contribute here:

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References

1. “Republicans Boast About Voter Suppression in Tampa, but the Ground Is Shifting,” The Nation (Blog), 08-29-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1759?t=7&akid=2614.1174326.U3rkmV

2. “Equal voting processes for Ohio counties may still be unfair for voters,” WKSU, 08-16-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1703?t=9&akid=2614.1174326.U3rkmV

3. “Shocker: PA Judge Upholds Voter Disenfranchisement Law, Setting Up Chaos Like 2004 in Ohio,” AlterNet, 08-15-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1760?t=11&akid=2614.1174326.U3rkmV

4. “How Governor Rick Scott Is Preventing Eligible U.S. Citizens From Voting In Florida,” ThinkProgress, 05-23-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1761?t=13&akid=2614.1174326.U3rkmV

5. “Many states’ voter-ID laws, including Pennsylvania’s, appear to have tie to same U.S. group,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 08-15-12 http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1762?t=15&akid=2614.1174326.U3rkmV

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The stakes for clean air, clean water, and clean energy jobs …

09/10/2012 Nativegrl77

Here’s something Mitt Romney actually joked about with pride — and plenty of scorn — while formally accepting the Republican nomination for president of the United States:

“President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet.”

And the crowd went wild.

It is nothing short of terrifying to imagine a party that openly mocks climate change taking back the White House.

The contrast between our candidate and theirs couldn’t be any clearer.

President Obama has more than doubled the amount of electricity we get from wind and solar over his first term — and his plans for wind power are expected to help grow the wind industry to support 100,000 jobs by 2016. Both Romney and Ryan want to kill the wind production tax credit, which could come at the expense of 37,000 American jobs. Oh, but they would keep giving $4 billion in tax breaks to Big Oil every single year.

And just this week, while President Obama’s administration finalized historic fuel economy standards to double our vehicles’ mileage by 2025 and cut carbon pollution from vehicles in half, the GOP adopted a platform that could kill investments in clean energy, and calls on Congress to prohibit the EPA from moving forward with new greenhouse gas regulations.

Surprise, surprise — according to the Los Angeles Times, the platform “was written at the direction of the Romney campaign,” making it heavily influenced by Big Oil interests.

So there you have it — the stakes for clean air, clean water, and clean energy jobs couldn’t be higher. Make sure your friends and family know what we’re fighting for:

Thanks, and stay tuned.

Buffy

Buffy Wicks National Operation Vote Director Obama for America

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Order Your Free Copy of 4 Basic Steps to Food Safety at Home

09/10/2012 Nativegrl77

Each year millions of people get sick from food illnesses. Clean, cook, separate and chill to keep food from spoiling and causing people to get sick.

Download and order your free copies of 4 Basic Steps to Food Safety at Home

Find more food safety publications at Publications.USA.gov

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Palermo Workers Union

09/10/2012 Nativegrl77

This past weekend we hit the three month mark since we began our strike for a safer workplace and voice on the job at Palermo’s Pizza.I’m not going to lie. It has been hard, at times, to keep the strike going over the past three months. But the recent actions outside more than 50 Costco stores all over the country and the thousands of emails and calls that have been generated to Costco have re-energized us.We can win this with your help. To say thank you and to keep your energized for the fight ahead, we wanted to share this new video from one of the Costco actions some of us attended recently.

Watch the video and share it with your friends here.

Your support forced Palermo’s CEO Giacomo Fallucca to meet with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumkalast Friday to finally begin a dialogue to resolve this issue for workers and Palermo’s customers.

But Fallucca is still refusing to meet with us, reinstate fired workers or recognize our union.

Fallucca and Palermo’s representatives claim they create a family atmosphere in the workplace. I’m not sure about you, but firing long-term employees for organizing to improve their workplace and then refusing to meet with them isn’t what I’d call a family atmosphere.

Let’s show Fallucca what people working together for justice can really do. Let’s keep the pressure up.

Click here now to watch and share our new video:

http://go.aflcio.org/palermosvideo

In Solidarity,

Orlando Sosa
Organizing Committee of the Palermo Workers Union

P.S. Can you help us keep the strike going by contributing $3 or more to our strike fund? Click here to donate online now.