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

09/14/2012 Nativegrl77

Sep 17, ’12 Pro Forma Session 2:00pm

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the Senate Convenes: 10:00am September 19, 2012

Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
Following the remarks of the two Leaders, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. The time until 12:00pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. It is in order for Senator McConnell or his designee to raise a budget point of order against the substitute amendment #2789. If a budget point of order is raised, the Majority Leader, or his designee, will be recognized for a motion to waive the applicable budget points of order. At 12:00pm, there will be a roll call voteon the motion to waive the budget act with respect to the substitute amendment.
Following the roll call vote, the Majority Leader will be recognized. Following his remarks, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
At 2:15pm, there will be an additional roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.117, the Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2013.

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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on September 18, 2012.

9:00:35 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:00:51 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:01:04 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
9:02:18 A.M.		<The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
9:02:26 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Cicilline to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:02:46 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
9:11:35 A.M.	H.R. 6213	>Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 779. H.R. 6213 — “To limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.”
9:11:40 A.M.	H.R. 6213	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6213 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-31. Section 2 of the resolution authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules at any time on the legislative days of September 20, 2012 and September 21, 2012.
9:11:51 A.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 779 and Rule XVIII.
9:11:51 A.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Chairman of the Committee.
9:12:14 A.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 6213.
10:22:25 A.M.	H.R. 6213	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
10:23:25 A.M.		The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 3552 and S.J. Res. 44.
10:24:35 A.M.	H.R. 6213	GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting and continued with general debate on H.R. 6213.
10:53:28 A.M.	H.R. 6213	An amendment, offered by Ms. DeGette, numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-668 to make changes to the findings section of the bill.
10:53:31 A.M.	H.R. 6213	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 1.
11:04:33 A.M.	H.R. 6213	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
11:04:46 A.M.	H.R. 6213	An amendment, offered by Mr. Waxman, numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-668 to strike the subsection preventing DOE from issuing a new loan guarantee for applications submitted after December 31, 2011.
11:05:30 A.M.	H.R. 6213	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 779, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment No. 2.
11:15:27 A.M.	H.R. 6213	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
11:43:00 A.M.	H.R. 6213	DeGette amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 169 – 238 (Roll no. 581).
11:47:29 A.M.	H.R. 6213	On agreeing to the Waxman amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 170 – 231 (Roll no. 582).
11:47:44 A.M.	H.R. 6213	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6213.
11:48:42 A.M.	H.R. 6213	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11:48:51 A.M.	H.R. 6213	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
11:49:14 A.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>Mr. Markey moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
11:50:00 A.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section to the bill relating to Buy America provisions. The new section prohibits the Secretary of Energy from issuing loan guarantees for an energy project unless the applicant certifies to the Secretary that at least 75% of the materials and components used for construction, manufacturing, or operations of the project are to be produced in the United States. The motion would also make the underlying bill’s prohibition against awarding new loan guarantees contingent on the extension of the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit.
11:58:46 A.M.	H.R. 6213	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
12:16:40 P.M.	H.R. 6213	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 175 – 234 (Roll no. 583).
12:23:28 P.M.	H.R. 6213	<action_description>On passage Passed by recorded vote: 245 – 161 (Roll no. 584).
12:23:29 P.M.	H.R. 6213	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:24:09 P.M.	S. 3552	Mr. Lucas asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider.
12:24:09 P.M.	S. 3552	<Considered by unanimous consent. S. 3552 — “To reauthorize the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.”
12:24:31 P.M.	S. 3552	On passage Passed without objection.
12:24:33 P.M.	S. 3552	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:29:57 P.M.		COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.
1:13:00 P.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Friday, September 14, 2012, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Agreed to without objection.
1:13:02 P.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.
1:14:41 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
1:21:10 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

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09/05/2012 Nativegrl77

Contact: Sandra Jonker, (360) 696-6211

WDFW seeks to share information on elk hoof disease

OLYMPIA-The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is holding a September public meeting and has launched a website to share information about reports of hoof disease among southwest Washington elk.

Lame elk or elk with overgrown or missing hooves in southwest Washington have been observed with increasing frequency in the region. At times, multiple animals in a group have been reported limping and showing signs of hoof disease, such as deformed hooves or club hooves. The condition has been observed in both male and female elk of various ages.

The public information meeting will run from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 17, in the Cowlitz PUD auditorium, 961 12th Ave., in Longview. It will include a brief presentation about the elk hoof disease, followed by a question-and-answer session.

WDFW is also providing an online reporting tool for citizens to report affected animals ( http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/health/hoof_rot/ ). The site offers information on the disease, as well as the reporting tool for those who observe elk with signs of hoof disease.

“The condition we are seeing in elk doesn’t appear to be an exact match with any of the known hoof diseases in domestic or wild animals, but it shares similarities with several diseases known in wildlife or livestock,” said Sandra Jonker, WDFW’s wildlife manager for the region. However, according to local veterinarians, the condition does not seem to be affecting domestic livestock in the area, she said.

WDFW is working with specialists in other natural-resource agencies and universities to gain a better understanding of what is causing the hoof disease.

Understanding the cause of elk hoof disease in southwestern Washington is an important step in understanding and managing its impacts, and citizen reports of elk with hoof disease will assist wildlife biologists in estimating the frequency and range of the condition, Jonker said.

“In recent years, outdoor recreation enthusiasts and landowners who shared reports of hair loss in western Washington Columbian black-tailed deer, helped wildlife biologists track the range and scope of that condition,” said Jonker. “We’re hoping that citizen observations can further our understanding of this disease as well.”

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Breaking News: The threat to women just doubled

08/14/2012 Nativegrl77

NARAL Pro-Choice America

The biggest threat to women’s health?

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The threat to women’s reproductive lives and health just doubled.

Just this morning, Mitt Romney announced his choice for his vice presidential running mate: Anti-choice extremist Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Anti-choice forces are thrilled with Ryan, and it’s no wonder why:

During his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ryan cast 59 votes on abortion and other reproductive rights issues. He voted anti-choice each and every time.
Ryan repeatedly voted for and cosponsored the Federal Abortion Ban, a law that criminalizes some abortion services, endangers women’s health, and carries a two-year prison sentence for doctors.

Ryan is outspoken about his anti-choice beliefs:

“I’m as pro-life as a person gets. You’re not going to have a truce. Judges are going to come up. Issues come up, they’re unavoidable, and I’m never going to not vote pro-life.”¹

We need your help to defeat the anti-choice Romney-Ryan ticket and all anti-choice politicians who are dangerous threats to women’s health.

Make no mistake about it: Ryan is 100% behind the War on Women agenda and, if elected on November 6, he’s ready to work with Mitt Romney the day after the inauguration to:

Defund Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation;
Eliminate the Title X family-planning program, which provides mammograms and cancer screenings to low-income individuals;
Deny women in the military — who defend our freedom overseas — the right to use their own, private funds for abortion care at military hospitals;
Pass legislation to effectively ban abortion coverage in state health-insurance exchanges; and
Allow hospitals to refuse to provide emergency abortion care, even when a woman’s life is in danger.

Please help us get the word out: Romney and Ryan are dangerous to women’s health.

With nothing to stand in the way of the extreme Romney-Ryan agenda, we could lose the protection of Roe v. Wade, women’s health and lives will be at risk — and anti-choice zealots could wipe out decades’ worth of reproductive rights we’ve fought so hard to win.

We can spread the word about these and other anti-choice candidates. But we’re running out of time. With less than 90 days to go, we need to knock on every door, make every call, and sound the warning bell to every pro-choice voter we can find. If we can get them to the polls, we can defeat anti-choice politicians running across the country and continue with all our important grassroots and advocacy work to ensure the right to privacy.

Please make the most generous gift you can to NARAL Pro-Choice America — right now — to beat the Romney-Ryan ticket, protect our pro-choice allies, and defend choice at all levels of government.

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¹The Weekly Standard, Paul Ryan: GOP Must Continue Fighting for the Right to Life by John McCormack, September 22, 2010.

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Sen. Patty Murray D-WA Raise Revenues and Cut Taxes

07/25/2012 Nativegrl77

Jul 17, 2012 by BrookingsInstitution

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.): The way forward is clear, we have to raise revenues and cut taxes; and Republicans need to understand that tax reform isn’t a back door for sneaking through more tax cuts for the rich.
On July 16, 2012, the Budgeting for National Priorities project at Brookings hosted Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), member of the Senate Budget Committee, former chair of the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and a member of Senate Democratic leadership, for a conversation on the upcoming fiscal cliff, how she views the path to a balanced and bipartisan approach to avoiding it, and what steps she believes can be taken on the expiring Bush tax cuts and the scheduled sequestration.

Following Senator Murray’s keynote address, a panel of Brookings experts reflected on the current budget situation and prospects for a “grand bargain” to rein in the deficit and spur economic growth.
More on this event at: http://goo.gl/DbQpJ