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Congress: Senate Floor Schedule for Pro Formas —- the Republican led House – Unanimous Consent >> Payroll Tax Cut etc.
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The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:00am
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 9:30am
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 12:00pm
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00am
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 12:00pm, during which the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress will convene
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:00am
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:00am
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 12:00pm
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:15am
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:00pm
When the Senate adjourns on Friday, January 20th, it will adjourn until Monday, January 23rd at 2:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #438, John M. Gerrard, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska with up to 90 minutes of debate, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley, or their designees and 30 minutes under the control of Senator Sessions or his designee.
Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on confirmation of the Gerrard nomination.
As a reminder to all Senators, cloture was filed on the Reid motion to proceed to Calendar #70, S.968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes on Saturday, December 17th. By unanimous consent, this roll call vote will be at 2:15pm on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Agreement on 2 month extension of Payroll Tax
Dec 23, ’119:49 AM
AuthormeredithCategories Floor Updates
During today’s pro forma, the Senate entered an agreement to pass a bill providing for a 2 month extension of the reduced payroll tax, unemployment insurance, TANF, and the Medicare payment fix; agree to the request for a conference with respect to HR 3630; and authorize the Chair to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate, all occurring if the House sends us a bill to extend reduced payroll tax and other provisions for a period of 2 months. The Senate stands adjourned until 12 noon on Tuesday, December 27.
The agreement is as follows:
Reid: I ask unanimous consent that if the House passes, and sends to the Senate, a bill which is identical to the text which is at the desk – a two month extension of the reduced payroll tax, unemployment insurance, TANF, and the Medicare payment fix – the bill be considered read three times and passed; the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; and any statements related to the bill be placed in the Record at the appropriate place, as if read; further, that when the Senate receives a message from the House requesting a conference with respect to H.R.3630, the Senate agree to the request for a conference and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with a ratio of 4 to 3; that if the House does not act by January 1, 2012, with respect to passage of a bill providing the two month extension, the Senate action with respect to a conference on H.R.3630 be vitiated.
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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR
DAY OF DECEMBER 23, 2011
CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION
-The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b) of H. Res. 493. The next meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on December 27, 2011.10:05:16 A.M. -United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission – Pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2001, amended by the Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution , 2003, the Minority Leady appointed Ms. Carolyn Bartholomew , Washington, D.C. and Mr. Jeffrey L. Fielder, Great Falls, V.A.10:05:15 A.M. -H.R. 3765Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.10:05:06 A.M. -H.R. 3765On passage Passed without objection.10:05:02 A.M. -H.R. 3765Considered by unanimous consent. H.R. 3765 — “The title of this measure is not available.”10:04:19 A.M. -H.R. 3765RESERVATION OF OBJECTION – Mr. Hoyer reserved the right to object. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn.10:03:57 A.M. -H.R. 3765Mrs. Emerson asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.10:03:25 A.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mrs. Emerson to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.10:03:01 A.M. -JOURNAL APPROVED – The Chair announced that pursuant to section 3(a) of H. Res. 493, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.10:01:00 A.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Patrick Riffle, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Washington, D.C.10:00:00 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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What Medicare means … Maria Cantwell
When I see Republicans using every trick in the book in an attempt to end Medicare as we know it, I wonder if they really understand what Medicare means to seniors.
It’s more than just a way to pay for routine care like checkups and screenings. It’s a guarantee of economic security — a promise that, if you put in a lifetime of hard work, the floor won’t fall out from underneath your retirement because of a health problem.
Every day, I hear from Washington seniors who rely on this promise — and from people still in the workforce who wonder if it will be there for them when they retire. That’s why I’m committed to strengthening Medicare. I fought to pass reform that will send $250 rebates to 62,000 Washington seniors — a down payment on closing the prescription drug “donut hole.”
That’s the path forward on Medicare: bringing down costs, improving quality, and maintaining that promise of retirement security.
But some see a different path, one in which Medicare would be turned into a voucher program. This would be great for insurance companies — but it would require seniors to pay more. And with so many living on a fixed income, this could leave them with nowhere to turn. A program like that wouldn’t be fair to seniors who rely on Medicare for their economic security. It wouldn’t be Medicare at all.
Medicare is critical to the retirement security of millions. It is a promise we made nearly half a century ago, one of the best things we’ve done as a country. And protecting it is one of the jobs I’m most proud to do.
I’ll be in touch soon with an update on our fight to protect Medicare. But, for now, thank you for being part of this team.
Maria
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Congress: the Senate in pro forma and the Republican led House …a political party in conflict
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The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:00am
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 9:30am
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 12:00pm
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00am
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 12:00pm, during which the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress will convene
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:00am
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:00am
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 12:00pm
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:15am
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:00pm
When the Senate adjourns on Friday, January 20th, it will adjourn until Monday, January 23rd at 2:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 4:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #438, John M. Gerrard, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska with up to 90 minutes of debate, 60 minutes equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley, or their designees and 30 minutes under the control of Senator Sessions or his designee.
Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on confirmation of the Gerrard nomination.
As a reminder to all Senators, cloture was filed on the Reid motion to proceed to Calendar #70, S.968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes on Saturday, December 17th. By unanimous consent, this roll call vote will be at 2:15pm on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 21, 2011
112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION
-The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b)of H. Res. 493. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 23, 2011.10:02:49 A.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Van Hollen to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.10:02:43 A.M. -JOURNAL APPROVED – The Chair announced that pursuant to section 3(a) of H. Res. 493, the Journal of the last days’s proceedings was approved.10:01:28 A.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Michael Wilker, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC.10:01:00 A.M. -The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael G. Fitzpatrick to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.10:00:46 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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temper tantrum on Capitol Hill … AFL – CIO
| I just got a message from our Government Affairs director, Bill Samuel, telling me about a temper tantrumon Capitol Hill.It’s flat-out heartless for lawmakers to go home and enjoy the holidays, while their political posturing causes millions of families across America to suffer anxiety and heartbreak. But House Speaker John Boehner is threatening to do just that.
He says he’ll block unemployment aid and raise taxes on working families—even though 89 senators from both sides of the aisle already voted to extend the aid and keep the tax cut in place. Failing to extend emergency unemployment aid and middle-class tax cuts is cruel and wrong. Cruel because it takes away a lifeline for families that need it. Wrong because it delivers two massive blows to our fragile economy. I need you to stop what you’re doing, pick up the phone and dial 1-888-245-3381. Tell the person who answers the phone: “Please pass the Senate’s bill to extend unemployment aid and middle-class tax cuts immediately.” You can also call House Speaker John Boehner at 202-225-0600. Tell him, “ You and your Tea Party supporters can’t keep hurting the American people just so you can get what you want. Stop this temper tantrum and pass the Senate’s bipartisan bill to extend unemployment aid and middle-class tax cuts now.” If you want to learn more about the deal, keep reading. I’m forwarding a message from Bill. But the most important thing is for you to pick up the phone, right now. From: Bill Samuel Rich, As I mentioned this weekend, the Senate passed a bipartisan deal with 89 votes to keep emergency unemployment benefits going for two months and extend middle-class tax cuts. This was not just a bipartisan deal–it passed with an overwhelming super-majority. This two-month extension seemed like a done deal. But this morning, we got word that John Boehner and his Tea Party friends are threatening to blow up the whole thing. The Senate has already left town. This is really bad. The only thing that might be able to save emergency unemployment and middle-class tax cuts is a flood of phone calls from outraged constituents. Can you ask our activists to make emergency phone calls today? The toll-free number we need people to call today is 1-888-245-3381. People should demand their representative pass the Senate’s bipartisan bill to extend unemployment aid and tax cuts for working families. They can also call House Speaker John Boehner and tell him the same thing. His number is 202-225-0600. A House vote is expected as early as 6:30 p.m. eastern time tonight, but people should keep calling in and spreading the word to friends and family in case the vote gets delayed. I wish I had better news–but with activists’ help we might be able to make this come out OK. — Bill |
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