If the Senate does NOT receive a message that the House adopted S.Con.Res.11, the adjournment resolution, the Senate will conduct pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the following dates at the following times:

– Tuesday, March 26^th at 4:30pm

– Friday, March 29^th at 10:30am

– Tuesday, April 2^nd at 10:45am and

– Friday, April 5^th at 3:00pm

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, April 8, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the Executive Calendar #14 Patty Shwartz– to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit with up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form on the nominations.

Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Shwartz nomination.

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March 2013

The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on March 25, 2013.

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Take a Peek at the President’s Trip

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President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres and members of Hora, a local children’s dance troupe, upon his arrival at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

It’s President Obama’s second day in the Middle East, during the first foreign trip of his second term. While in the region, he’s met with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and today he addressed the Israeli people from Jerusalem, where he spoke about the future of the region: “That is where peace begins – not just in the plans of leaders, but in the hearts of people.”

See photos and videos from President Obama’s trip to the Middle East.

Tell your Senators to vote Yes on the Murray budget

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	Take Action: Write your Senators today!



	Urge your Senators to vote for the Murray budget.

In a matter of days, the Senate is going to vote on a budget that we can believe in.
A budget that would give more children access to early learning, protect Social Security and most core safety net programs, expand access to affordable health insurance, end the sequester’s arbitrary program cuts, and improve tax fairness.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, did her part by developing a budget that stands in stark contrast to the devastating Ryan budget. Now it’s our turn to stand up for a better budget for women and families.
Please take two minutes to tell your Senators to vote YES on the Murray budget.
Need a reason to take action? We have five of them!
Senator Patty Murray’s budget would:

Increase investments in early learning and home visiting programs, giving more children access to prekindergarten, child care, Head Start and Early Head Start opportunities.
Protect Social Security and most core safety net programs, including SNAP (food stamps), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and Supplemental Security Income.
Permanently extend the improvements in the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit that lift millions of women and children out of poverty.
Expand access to affordable health insurance and preventive care services by continuing to fully implement the Affordable Care Act.
Replace the arbitrary cuts from the “sequester,” including for this year, with a mix of revenue increases and other spending cuts.

And a bonus reason!

The Murray budget would close corporate tax loopholes and limit unfair tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, raising revenue needed to support vital programs and contribute to deficit reduction.

The time to act is now! Your Senators need to hear that you expect them to vote YES on the Murray budget.
Thank you for everything you do for women and families.
Sincerely,

Joan Entmacher Vice President for Family Economic Security National Women’s Law Center

Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center

Helen Blank Director of Child Care and Early Learning National Women’s Law Center

P.S. To learn more about the budget visit www.nwlc.org/federalbudget.