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The Senate will meet in pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates at the following times:

–          Friday, April 26th at 11:30am,

–          Tuesday, April 30th at 10:00am, and

–          Thursday, May 3rd at 2:00pm.

  • The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, May 6, 2013.
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
  • At 5:30pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, post-cloture. The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments to S.743 is 4:00pm.
  • At 5:30pm, all post-cloture time will be yielded back, the Durbin amendment #745 will be withdrawn, no other 2nd degree amendments will be in order and the Senate will proceed to 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:
  • Upon the disposition of S.743, there will be a 3rd roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013.

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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 3, 2013.

The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 6, 2013 for Morning Hour Debate.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)


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05/02/2013 02:09 PM EDT
May 1, 2013 – American Lifestyle is announcing that it is conducting a voluntary recall of all lots of Vicerex UPC 893490820087 and Black Ant UPC 4026666142546. Laboratory analysis conducted by the FDA has determined the Vicerex product contains undeclared tadalafil and the Black Ant product contains undeclared sildenafil.
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04/30/2013 08:18 PM EDT
CARSON’S DELI & BAKERY of Lockport, NY is recalling 200 packages of ASSORTED COOKIE PACK, UPC 7 53182 15240 0, and FUDGE BROWNIE COOKIES, UPC 7 53182 15240 0 because they contain undeclared allergens. Carson’s Assorted Cookie Pack contains undeclared walnuts, wheat flour, milk and peanut butter.
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04/30/2013 08:16 PM EDT
Prime Food USA, 50st & 1st Ave Building # 57, Brooklyn NY 11232, is recalling Latis Brand Herring Fillet “Antalja” in Oil and Latis Brand Herring Fillet in Oil with Spices due to contamination with listeria monocytogenes. Listeria can cause serious complications for pregnant women, such as stillbirth.
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04/30/2013 12:27 PM EDT
Krinos Foods, LLC. of Long Island City, New York is voluntarily recalling its TAHINI sesame paste, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
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Pres. Obama Nominates Transportation Secretary


Pres. Obama Nominates Transportation Secretary

President Obama makes a personnel announcement from the White House to present his nominee to replace Ray LaHood as Transportation Secretary.

Not funny


Philip Seymour Hoffman

 
23 of the nation’s leading cartoonists have something to say about gun violence — and it isn’t funny.
Watch this amazing short film and share it with your friends and family.

 

Watch and share a message from 20 cartoonists on gun violence.

In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Newtown, these artists came together and created some beautiful images to express their outrage and heartbreak at the senseless loss of innocent lives.
And after the shameful vote in the U.S. Senate, their message is more timely than ever.
Watch this powerful video and share it with your friends and family today:
http://www.demandaction.org/cartoonists/
Thank you for making your voice heard and supporting the gun violence prevention movement.
Philip Seymour Hoffman

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