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a message from Gov.Jay Inslee


This year, we saw the JayInslee.com community play a critical role in some of our biggest successes.

As the year winds down, my team and I are gearing up. The next legislative session is a little more than a month away, so we don’t have much down time as we prepare for another round of budget negotiations and fight for our key priorities: good jobs, excellent schools, and quality health care.

And that means we need you to gear up, too.

This Friday at midnight, we have to close down fundraising for our ongoing political operations — the same operations that helped us fight and win our key budget priorities this year — until the legislative session ends next spring.

So I’m asking for your help to raise the additional $25,000 we need to keep going strong and send the message that we’re ready for anything as we head into the legislative session.

Will you contribute $5 now to help us raise an urgent $25,000 before Friday’s midnight deadline?

This year, we saw just how difficult our job can be. But we also saw the JayInslee.com community play a critical role in some of our biggest successes.

With your help, we made an unprecedented investment in the future of our education system. We protected vital services for our seniors. We expanded Medicaid and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians. We put in place Results Washington, a data-driven effort to measure and constantly improve the performance of state government every day. And our work getting the Washington Health Plan Finder up, running, and helping Washingtonians find excellent health care coverage has been the envy of the nation.

I’m proud that we’ve had such success in just our first year. But none of that came easy, and our work will only get tougher as we strive to protect what we’ve accomplished while continuing to move Washington forward.

That’s why your support now is so important. Just like when I ran for governor — just like when we fought for the successes of this last year — the grassroots community we’ve built is a powerful force that can carry us forward and help build a working Washington.

We need your help today — before our early end-of-year deadline — to keep our community strong and make sure we can keep working together for the future we all want for the state of Washington.

Will you contribute $5 now to reach our $25,000 goal and help support our work throughout the legislative session?

I can’t tell you how helpful it is to know that, when I’m working hard in Olympia, I have you and tens of thousands of activists like you standing with me across the state.

We’ve already accomplished so much. With your support today, we can keep our momentum going and build a working Washington.

Let’s go get ’em!

Jay Inslee. Governor
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a message from Gov.Jay Inslee


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In just 12 hours, we’re closing the books on our first major fundraising deadline since the end of the legislative session — and I’d love to hear from you to make sure we reach our $10,000 goal.

Our work doesn’t stop when the campaign is over. The grassroots community and momentum we built during my campaign for governor were critical components in our successful efforts to expand Medicaid, increase education funding, and defend against the attacks on critical services for our most vulnerable neighbors.

Our opponents will not give up and we have to be ready.

Click here to contribute $5, $10, or more before tonight’s midnight deadline — and help us reach our $10,000 goal and keep our movement fighting strong!

Thank you so much for everything that you do to help us build a working Washington.

Very truly yours,

Jay Inslee Governor

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It’s clear from the Republican-controlled State Senate budget proposals they expected my grassroots supporters, like you, to just stop working as soon as the campaign was over.

But together, we proved they were wrong — by standing up, speaking out, and holding the line when they tried to drag our state backward.

Now we’re facing another challenge. July 31 at midnight is our first fundraising deadline since the legislative session ended. We need to reach our $10,000 July fundraising goal to make sure we can keep fighting to close unnecessary tax loopholes, create jobs, and fully fund public education.

Will you contribute $5, $10, or more before the deadline to keep our grassroots movement strong?

Our opponents are watching to see if you and I have what it takes to keep standing up and fighting on the critical issues facing our state.

And make no mistake about it: We have work to do.

This year, Senate Republicans failed to close unnecessary tax loopholes and create a long-term funding solution for our public schools. They stopped efforts to bring forth bipartisan legislation like the Dream Act and the Reproductive Parity Act.

And they failed to bring to a vote and pass a transportation package to keep people and goods flowing across our state.

That just means we have to keep fighting — harder than ever — to deliver on the promise I made to wake up every morning laser-focused on creating jobs and strengthening the economy.

Together we can keep up the fight, and together we can win it, but I need you to stand with me now.

Will you contribute $5, $10, or more before the midnight deadline July 31 and keep our grassroots movement strong?

Thank you so much for your continued support. Together we can do hard things.

Very truly yours,

Jay Inslee

Black History

Congress: the Republican led House – back 7/30 – the Senate will consider S.3414,CyberSecurity Act : Judicial nominee


the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET July 30, 2012

  • Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
  • At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #759, the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit with one hour equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.  Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Bacharach nomination.  As a reminder, cloture was filed on the Bacharach nomination on Thursday, July 26th.
  • If cloture is not invoked on the Bacharach nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and adopt the motion to proceed to S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.
  • If cloture is invoked on the Bacharach nomination, upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and adopt the motion to proceed to S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.

At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #759, the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.

5:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar 759, the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Not Invoked: 56-34, 3 voted present

The Senate has adopted the motion to proceed to S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, with debate only until 2:15pm on Tuesday, July 31. Senator Reid will be recognized at 2:15pm.

ROLL CALL VOTE

1)      Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #759, the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Not Invoked: 56-34-3(present)

WRAP UP

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Adopted S.Res.533, designating October 2012 as “National Work and Family Month”.

Began the Rule 14 process of S.3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. (Nelson FL)

Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. (Republican request)

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. (Republican request)

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on July 30, 2012.

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Congress: the Republican led House / the Senate considers S.3369,Disclose Act & Judicial nominees — still?


the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET July 16, 2012

  • Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
  • At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #662, the nomination of Kevin McNulty, of NJ, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey with up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.  Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the McNulty nomination.
  • Following disposition of the McNulty nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and there will be 10 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees prior to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #446, S.3369, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. As a reminder, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.3369 on Thursday, July 12th.
  • Therefore, Senators should expect the following beginning at 5:30pm on Monday:
  • Roll Call Vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #662, the nomination of Kevin McNulty, of NJ, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
  • 10 minutes of debate
  • Roll Call Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #446, S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act.

5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #662, Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District for the District of New Jersey; confirmed: 91-3 (1 voting present)

6:08pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act; Not Invoked: 51-44

Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act. We expect to reconsider the failed cloture vote at a time to be determined tomorrow, Tuesday, July 17.

During Monday’s session of the Senate, cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act was not invoked by a vote 51-44.  Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider this vote.

By unanimous consent, at 3:00pm on Tuesday, July 17th, the motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked will be agreed to, the motion to reconsider will be agreed to and there will then be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act, upon reconsideration.

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTES

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #662, Kevin McNulty, of NJ, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; 91-3-1(present)

2)      Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act; Not Invoked: 51-44

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Adopted S.Res.520, commending the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary.

Adopted S.Res.521, designating September 2012 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”.

Adopted S.Res.522, designating September 2012 as “National Child Awareness Month”.

Adopted S.Res.523, recognizing the heroic efforts of firefighters and military personnel in the United States to contain numerous wildfires that have affected tens of thousands of people.

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 The next meeting in the HOUSE is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on July 17, 2012.