The Senate Convenes at 10:30amET June 7, 2011
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.782, the Economic Development Act. Prior to adjourning on Monday, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.782. We are hopeful we will reach an agreement to begin consideration of the bill on Tuesday. However, if no agreement is reached, Senators should expect this cloture vote to occur on Wednesday.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
By unanimous consent, the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to S.782, the Economic Development Act, was withdrawn, the Senate adopted the motion to proceed and the Senate has begun consideration of S.782.
The committee-reported amendment was agreed to and will now be considered original text for the purposes of amendments.
The following amendments are currently pending to S.782, the Economic Development Act:
-Tester amendment #392 (swipe fees)
-Durbin 2nd degree amendment #393 (technical change) to amendment #392
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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 7, 2011.
10:03 A.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 9, 2011.
10:02 A.M. – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
10:01 A.M. – The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
10:00 A.M. – Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Carter Griffin.The Speaker designated the Honorable Jerry Lewis to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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What’s In A Name? A lot, or at least that’s what Republicans think. Greg Sargent reports that they’re demanding that a TV station stop running ads saying that the GOP wants to end Medicare; the claim is that this is a lie, because the new program the GOP wants to impose in place of Medicare is still Medicare.
As Greg says, this is important — because if they can get away with this, it will amount to a serious infringement of free speech, preventing people from running truthful ads.
Because the fact is that Republicans are trying to end Medicare. The program we now call Medicare is one in which the government acts as your insurer, paying your major medical bills; coverage is guaranteed to all seniors. The program Republicans want gives you vouchers and tells you to go buy your own insurance, if you can. That’s not at all the same thing.
…So you can call the new thing Medicare; you could also call an onion a rose. But a non-rose by the same name does not smell as sweet.
Paul Krugman is right and we must make sure every single voter knows what the Republicans are trying to do.
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Thank you for everything you do.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
The Movie Trailer below i guess is brought to you by a Pro-lifer GOP candidate for New Jersey State Senate. This thing is not only offensive it also seems that the best way to handle “these women” is to hold them hostage. Is this what we are in for if the Republican Tea Party gains control of all 3 branches of our governments, a complete adjustment to what the word Freedom means and for whom does it apply to or omit.
The Life Zone features an all-star cast, including Robert Loggia (Academy Award and Emmy nominee; Scarface, Big, Independence Day), Lindsey Haun (Broken Bridges, Shrooms, “True Blood”), Angela Little (American Pie Bandcamp; My Boss’s Daughter), Blanche Baker (Emmy Winner; Sixteen Candles), Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/9-time Emmy winner & nominee), Martin Kove (Karate Kid; Rambo)
Eric Etebari (“Witchblade”, The Lincoln Lawyer), Tara Buck (“True Blood”)
Tom Waites (And Justice For All; The Thing), Eileen Fulton (Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award; “As the World Turns”).
The Life Zone is written and produced by Kenneth Del Vecchio and is directed by Rod Weber. Nace Naumoski is the co-producer and Tatijana Naumoska is associate producer.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in period of morning business until 4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #118, the nomination of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United Stateswith one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form.Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Verrilli nomination. Votes: 85: Confirmation of the nomination of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States;
Confirmed: 72-16
The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 7, 2011.
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