Today more than one billion people throughout the world will do their part to protect the Earth.
While you may not be able to plant a tree or ride your bike to work today, you can do something simple yet significant RIGHT NOW that will make a huge difference to the environment – the equivalent of taking 33 million cars off the road!
Sign our petition supporting the President’s plan to cut air pollution by cleaning up gasoline. Nearly everyone is on board with this smart idea – including cities, public health agencies, consumer groups, even automakers. But the powerful oil industry is trying to kill it, and we need to show that Americans want a better environment.
This Earth Day show Big Oil they can’t always get their way. Add your name in support of cleaner air!
While many of us would like a world without polluting cars, we’re just not there yet. But we can make a huge dent in pollution by cleaning up the gas our vehicles run on. The air near our roadways has high concentrations of particulates, ozone, carbon monoxide, lead and sulfur – over 50 percent of which come from vehicles.
A new plan would slash this pollution by cleaning up the gas before it’s burned in our cars. It will add under a penny to a gallon of gas and less than $150 to the cost of a new car in 2025.
The auto industry can handle that cost, but Big Oil is digging in! They don’t want to clean up their refineries, and they want you to live with the consequences – dirtier air and more asthma, lung and respiratory diseases.
Sign our petition and join others who care about the environment. Show Big Oil and Congressional opponents they are in for a fight!
If you think it’s worth a penny a gallon for cleaner air, then take action this Earth Day. And please forward this to friends and family so they can join you in this important action.
Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies today announced a voluntary multi-state recall of all sterile drug products compounded by the pharmacy that have not reached the expiration date listed on the product. The compounded products that are subject to the recall are those products within their expiration date that were compounded and dispensed by the pharmacy on or before Friday, April 19, 2013.
On January 8, 2013, GE Healthcare initiated a nationwide voluntary field corrective action of the Giraffe Incubator with a Servo Control Oxygen System and Giraffe OmniBed, which were manufactured from August 1, 2012 through December 20, 2012. Giraffe Incubators without a Servo Control Oxygen System are not impacted.
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily expanding its March 29, 2013 recall of dry pet foods because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
April 22, 2013 – Go Max Go Foods LLC, announces that it has taken the precautionary measure of voluntarily withdrawing a limited quantity of vegan candy bar products. These products contain the following statement on the front label: “dairy-free”, which may lead to confusion for people who have allergies to milk products
When multiple errors, exaggerations and blatant lies are disguised as news, it is the responsibility of the transgressor to formally apologize for their mistakes. The New York Post sensationalized the Boston Marathon Bombing, claimed the death toll was 12, told us they had a Saudi man in custody and eventually ran a front page photo of two innocent boys they claimed the FBI wanted for questioning. Neither of them were identified by the FBI as suspects. One of those kids, a 17 year old high school student whose face was recognizable in the photo is devastated and afraid ( I have blurred his face from the graphic in this petition). This sort of irresponsible and damaging reporting is unacceptable and should not be tolerated in a modern and civilized society. The New York Post must apologize and stop “standing by” their false reporting. Because in the end, sensationalized news and headlines may sell papers but publishing pure lies only sells your soul and integrity.
The Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. All time during adjournment, morning business and recess will be counted post-cloture on the motion to proceed.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to request a conference with the House and name conferees on the Budget resolution.
Senator Toomey objected on behalf of Senator Sessions.
Senator Reid asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass S.788, a bill to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequestration and offset with funds from the Overseas Contingency Operations. Senator Coburn objected. Senator Coburn then asked consent to take up and pass an Inhofe-Toomey bill, Calendar #19, S.16, a bill to provide for a sequester replacement. Senator Reid objected.
The Senate reached an agreement that if the Senate receives H.R.475 from the House of Representatives and the bill is identical to the text of which is at the desk, then the bill be read three times and the Senate proceed to a vote, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Minority Leader, with no intervening action or debate. H.R.475, a bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
At 10:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:
– Executive Calendar #60, the nomination of Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; and
– Executive Calendar #64, the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
There will be 90 minutes of debate, with time from 10:30 until 11:00am on the Kelly nomination and the time from 11:00am until 12:00 noon on the Burwell nomination. At approximately 12:00 noon, the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations. If all time is used, the votes would begin at approximately 12:00 noon. The first vote will be a 15 minute vote and the second vote will be a 10 minute vote.
WRAP UP FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
No ROLL CALL VOTES
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
Adopted S.Res.105, designating April 2013 as “Financial Literacy Month”.
Adopted S.Res.106, commending rehabilitation counselors and supporting the goals and ideals of National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day.
Adopted S.Res.107, honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.
Adopted S.Res.108, designating April 2013 as “National 9-1-1 Education Month”.
Began the Rule 14 process of S.788, to suspend FY2013 sequestration. (Reid)
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:32 P.M.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Kerry L. Bentivolio to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:00:54 P.M.
MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
12:15:25 P.M.
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.
2:00:24 P.M.
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 23.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Ms. Foxx demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx made a point of no quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:19:05 P.M.
BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP – Pursuant to 22 U.S.C 276L, and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, the Speaker appointed the following member of the House to the BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP: Mr. Holding.
2:19:10 P.M.
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 4:30 P.M. today.
4:29:19 P.M.
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 23.
4:30:26 P.M.
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
4:30:40 P.M.
H.R. 1067
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 1067 — “To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements.”
4:30:55 P.M.
H.R. 1067
Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:30:56 P.M.
H.R. 1067
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1067.
4:34:53 P.M.
H.R. 1067
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.
4:35:03 P.M.
H.R. 1068
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1068 — “To enact title 54, United States Code, “National Park Service and Related Programs”, as positive law.”
4:35:21 P.M.
H.R. 1068
Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:35:28 P.M.
H.R. 1068
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1068.
4:40:49 P.M.
H.R. 1068
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.
4:41:20 P.M.
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 6:30 P.M. today.
6:30:18 P.M.
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 23.
6:30:47 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.
6:31:25 P.M.
H.R. 1067
Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1067 — “To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements.”
7:00:50 P.M.
H.R. 1067
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 0 (Roll no. 118).
7:00:51 P.M.
H.R. 1067
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:00:51 P.M.
H.R. 1068
Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1068 — “To enact title 54, United States Code, “National Park Service and Related Programs”, as positive law.”
7:08:40 P.M.
H.R. 1068
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 0 (Roll no. 119).
7:08:40 P.M.
H.R. 1068
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:08:43 P.M.
UNFINISHED BUESINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and put the question on agreeing to the Journal de novo.
7:16:33 P.M.
On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 285 – 118, 1 Present (Roll no. 120).
7:17:13 P.M.
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
9:31:18 P.M.
Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.
9:31:33 P.M.
On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
9:31:34 P.M.
The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 24, 2013.
President Obama speaks to the American people about the act of terror at the Boston Marathon that wounded dozens and killed three innocent people on Monday, and says that through it all, Boston‘s spirit remains undaunted and Americans have proven they refuse to be terrorized.
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