CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 3, 2011
112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

3:27 P.M. – On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 7, 2011.

Mr. Burgess moved that the House do now adjourn.

2:07 P.M. – SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

1:55 P.M. – ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House resumed with further one minute speeches.The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, the Clerk notified the House that she appointed Dr. Sharon Leon of Fairfax, Virginia, as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.

1:52 P.M. – ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

1:49 P.M. – LAW REVISION COUNSEL – Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285c, and the order of the House of January 5, 2011, the Speaker appointed Mr. Ralph V. Seep as Law Revision Counsel for the House of Representatives, effective June 2, 2011.

1:48 P.M. – Mr. Kingston asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Thursday, June 9, 2011, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2011. Agreed to without objection.Mr. Kingston asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Kingston asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, June 3, 2011, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Agreed to without objection.

1:47 P.M. – Mr. Kingston filed a report from the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 2112.

H. Con. Res. 51:: directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya

1:46 P.M. – Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 148 – 265 (Roll no. 412).

1:39 P.M. – Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 292:: declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 268 – 145, 1 Present (Roll no. 411).

1:16 P.M. – Considered as unfinished business.UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question of agreeing to H.Res. 292 and H.Con.Res. 51 which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

H. Con. Res. 51:: directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya

1:15 P.M. – POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H.Con.Res. 51, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kucinich demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the resolution until a time to be announced.The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

12:00 P.M. – DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 51.

11:59 A.M. – Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 292 and H. Con. Res. 51. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. The resolution provides 1 hour of debate for H. Res. 292. It also provides for 1 hour for H. Con. Res. 51. It waives all points of order against consideration on both H. Res. 292 and H. Con. Res. 51. And, both shall be considered as read.Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 294.

H. Res. 292:: declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 292, the Chair put the question on adoption of the resolution and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the resolution until later in the legislative day.

11:58 A.M. – The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

10:45 A.M. – DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 292.

10:42 A.M. – Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 292 and H. Con. Res. 51. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. The resolution provides 1 hour of debate for H. Res. 292. It also provides for 1 hour of debate for H. Con. Res. 51. It waives all points of order against consideration on both H. Res. 292 and H. Con. Res. 51. And, both shall be considered as read.Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 294.

H. Res. 294:: providing for consideration of the resolution ( H. Res. 292) declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution ( H. Con. Res. 51) directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 257 – 156 (Roll no. 410).

10:18 A.M. – The previous question was ordered without objection.

9:12 A.M. – DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 294.

9:10 A.M. – Considered as privileged matter.

9:03 A.M. – ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to five per side of the aisle.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Chu to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

9:01 A.M. – Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.

9:00 A.M. – The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

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The Senate Convenes: 10:30amET June 3, 2011

Pro-forma session only, with no business conducted

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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For All The World To See:
Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights

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Sanitation workers assembled before Clayborn Temple
Ernest C. Withers, Sanitation Workers assemble in front of Clayborn
Temple for a solidarity march. Memphis, TN, March 28, 1968.
Ernest C. Withers, Sanitation Workers assemble in front of Clayborn

Civil rights leaders and activists were often exceptionally skillful image-makers, adept at capitalizing on the authority of pictures to edify, educate, and persuade. They also understood, and took advantage of, new visual technologies as well as society’s insatiable hunger for pictures. Through compelling photographs, television and film clips, and other historic artifacts, For All the World to See explores the role of visual culture — from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s — in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality and justice.

Curated by Maurice Berger, Ph.D. For All The World To See was organized by the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The exhibition opens June 10 and runs through November 24, 2011 in NMAAHC‘s gallery on level two at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. For information about this exhibition please click here.

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Victory — Psychology Today! …Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org

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The efforts of you and more than 75,000 other ColorOfChange members paid off.1 Psychology Today has now agreed to remove controversial author Satoshi Kanazawa, the author of a deeply offensive article regarding Black women, from its website, and they have implemented new policies to prevent inflammatory content in the future.

It wasn’t easy or a foregone conclusion. After staying silent for almost two weeks, Psychology Today on Friday issued an apology, but they refused to say how they would prevent such a situation from happening again. Then hundreds of ColorOfChange members started calling the magazine by phone, along with additional pressure on Facebook and Twitter demanding a clearer response — at which point Psychology Today came correct and did the right thing.

While there still remains the larger problem of Black women and girls having to face dehumanizing and damaging messages, this is an important victory. We’ve not only drawn a line with Psychology Today — we’ve sent a powerful message to other media outlets that serving as a platform for racist and dehumanizing content is unacceptable and will result in pushback and consequences.

At ColorOfChange, we will continue to hold media accountable, and we hope you will continue to be there with us. Remember, our work is powered by you, our members. If you can support our work financially, whatever the amount, please click the link below:

http://www.colorofchange.org/donate

Thanks and Peace,

— Rashad, James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Matt, Natasha, and the rest of the ColorOfchange.org team
June 2nd, 2011

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Charlie Bass… a message from Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America

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“When Congressman Charlie Bass voted to end Medicare; that was an attack on New Hampshire families like mine.”

Jane Brickett is a Social Worker in New Hampshire’s North Country. She has a disability and if she didn’t have Medicare the doctor bills could bankrupt her.

She’s one of the lucky ones. If Republicans succeed in destroying Medicare, Jane’s children might be able to find a way to save her house and keep food on the table. Thousands of others seniors and children depending on Medicare and Medicaid won’t be so lucky.

It’s time to make sure New Hampshire voters know what Charlie Bass has done. We’ve created another hard hitting ad with our friends at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee showcasing a personal story a real person. Please contribute now to keep the ad on the air.

Watch the ad and keep it on the air

Republicans will end Medicare if we don’t stop them and nothing will hurt Republican Charlie Bass more than the truth.

Let’s make sure there isn’t a single person in his district who hasn’t heard Jane’s story.

Contribute now and keep it on the air

Thank you for everything you do.

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America

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Think Progress

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Some Inconvenient Truths About the National Debt

Jun 1, 2011 | By ThinkProgress War Room

How’d We Get Here?

As we draw closer to August 2, the drop-dead date by which the nation’s debt ceiling must be raised or the U.S. will risk economic calamity by defaulting on its obligations, Republicans continue to play political games with the economy. Last night, House Republicans staged a political stunt by bringing a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation’s borrowing limit that was not paired with any spending cuts up for a vote. Republicans designed the measure to fail (as it did, with the Democratic leadership also calling for a ‘no’ vote in protest) to try and gain political leverage over President Obama and the Democrats in the ongoing budget negotiations being led by Vice President Biden. Also tucked into this measure was poison pill language blaming President Obama for the nation’s fiscal woes. Since the GOP continues to have collective amnesia about how we got into this mess in the first place, here’s a handy chart from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP):

As our friends at CBPP note, “without the economic downturn and the fiscal policies of the [Bush] Administration, the budget would be roughly in balance over the next decade.”

Where the GOP Wants to Take Us: More Tax Cuts for the Wealthy & Big Oil, Less Health Care for Grandma

In order to raise the debt ceiling to pay for the debts we’ve already incurred as a result of these Bush-era policies, Republicans are demanding that the president accept elements of their disastrous — and extremely unpopular — budget plan, which includes:
A permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts, which (along with two wars) make up almost half of the debt we’ll owe by 2019 under current policies
A new tax cut for the wealthy that would lower the top rate by almost one-third
A new tax cut for corporations — including Big Oil
Ending Medicare as we know it and slashing Medicaid
A hidden tax increase on the middle class

Missing from the GOP plan? Any new revenue for the government or any serious deficit reduction over the next decade.

Evening Briefing: Important Stories That You May Have Missed

Voters in several states have buyer’s remorse.

South Africa’s Zuma fails to persuade Qaddafi to step down.

The House GOP prefers to keep campaign finance disclosure opaque.

Texas redistricting is underway and it isn’t pretty.

Forcing “forcible” out of federal rape policy.

Matt Drudge’s disgusting race war awareness campaign.

Supposed-Libertarian Rand Paul (R-KY) wants to imprison people who attend “radical political speeches.”

Which major corporations are making huge profits but pay negative tax rates?

News You Can Use: Get Your Go-Bag Ready — Hurricane Season Starts Today

After a spring filled with record floods and killer tornadoes fueled by an ever-warming planet, today marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. Scientists predict that this season there will be 18 named storms, including 3-6 major hurricanes. The La Niña effect, which helped steer storms away from the U.S. last year, is expected to ebb by June or July, increasing the likelihood of a major hurricane hitting the U.S during the peak of the season in late August and September. Meanwhile, the GOP’s proposed budget for next year cuts disaster preparedness funding by $1.5 billion.

Lie of the Day: Palin’s Magical Mystery Tour Marches On–Complete With a $7 TRILLION Lie on Fox News

In between saying how much she “loves the smell of emissions,” playing hide-and-go-seek with the media, and eating dinner with Donald Trump, Sarah Palin sat down with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren. As is customary for Palin’s appearances on Fox, her interview included a ‘pants on fire’ lie about President Obama. She claimed that the president has increased the national debt by “more than all other presidents combined.” As ThinkProgress’ Judd Legum notes: “this is flatly false,” as the debt was $10.6 trillion when Obama came into office and has increased by $3.7 trillion since then — mostly due to Bush-era policies, as noted above. That leaves Palin’s accounting off by a mere $7 TRILLION. Check out the video:

http://youtu.be/bsSzEtIvEFQ

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