The Senate stands in recess under the provisions of S.Con.Res.3. The Senate will meet at 11:30am on Monday, January 21, 2013 for the Joint Session for the Inaugural Ceremonies.
The Senate will recess upon conclusion of the Joint Session.
the Senate Convenes: 10:00amET January 22, 2013
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 12:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on January 18, 2013.
Prefer your fun inaugural facts in text form? I’ve got you covered:
1. John F. Kennedy was the last president to attend his inauguration ceremony in a stovepipe hat.
2. More on hats: As a U.S. Representative, Abraham Lincoln attended the inauguration of President Zachary Taylor — where he lost his hat in the crowd and never recovered it.
3. John Quincy Adams was the first president to wear long trousers to his inauguration ceremony (breaking a tradition of colonial breeches).
4. President Adams also famously refused to attend the swearing-in of his successor — Andrew Jackson — after an epically brutal campaign.
5. During his Inaugural Parade, President Eisenhower was lassoed by a cowboy.
Stephen J. Kerrigan
Chief Executive Officer
2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee
P.S. — This year’s ceremony will leave its own mark on history during the National Day of Service. Thanks for saying you’ll be part of it — if you haven’t already, find an event near you and RSVP today.
6-Year-Old HIV-Positive Boy Forced to Live Alone in Rural SouthWest, CHINA.A six-year-old HIV-positive child named Ah-long has been collecting wood to support himself since both of his parents died from the deadly virus.Both his parents died of AIDS and the poor child is too much on his own, doing his own washing, cooking and studying. His 84-year-old grandmother has planted vegetables for him and visits frequently. She cooks for him, for him, but will not live with the child.
We’re focusing this week on how the system really works – whether it’s the Beltway press reflexively blaming Obama for actions of Congressional Republicans, how FreedomWorks funded Beck and Limbaugh, or how the media neglect important issues. All that and a Fox News host who decided that facts have a liberal bias.
For Presidential Appointments, Beltway Media Come Up Short
No matter who President Obama nominates for his cabinet, the Beltway press relish saying he’s picking a fight. They hold only him accountable for partisan bickering, while simultaneously ignoring historic obstructionism that Republicans are engaging in. Eric Boehlert examines how political press decided that a Democratic President is to blame for the actions of Republicans: http://mm4a.org/10imTS7
Behind The Scenes At FreedomWorks
“I had come to the point where I don’t know how much we are spending on Beck and Limbaugh, but we are spending too damn much and we are getting too little value out of it.” That’s former FreedomWorks chariman Dick Armey speaking to Media Matters investigative reporter Joe Strupp in an exclusive interview about how FreedomWorks spent money on Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck – and how little they got in return. http://mm4a.org/ZlCcYZ
On Climate Change, Sunday Shows Miss The Boat
Did you know that Sunday shows have not quoted a scientist on climate change in four years? Did you know that every single one of the politicians Sunday shows have quoted on climate change has been a Republican? Our climate team analyzed network news coverage of climate change in 2012, and the results are grim: http://mm4a.org/WJopoB
Violence Against Women Act Expires In Silence
Did you know that the Violence Against Women Act expired at the end of 2012? A biparisan extension of the bill overwhelmingly passed the Senate, but it died quietly in the House without receiving a vote. You may not have heard about this, though, because news media failed to cover its expiration: http://mm4a.org/UmKPfj
FEATURED VIDEO
Stephen Colbert once joked that “reality has a liberal bias.” But that’s not a joke to Fox News host Eric Bolling, who criticized a history book for having liberal bias – because the book noted that the Bush administration never found WMDs in Iraq: http://mm4a.org/13hVhLz
NRA USES THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AS A SHIELD
First it was a former NRA president comparing a potential new assault weapons ban to racial discrimination. Now, NRA board member and columnist Ted Nugent argues that gun owners are the next Rosa Parks. Ben Dimiero explores the NRA going to extremes: http://mm4a.org/VUQBVK
EVEN RUSH CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID
Rush Limbaugh has spent this week comparing marriage equality to pedophilia. But when the media called him on it, Limbaugh was brazenly dishonest about what he had previously said: http://mm4a.org/SkWCPI
The Senate stands in recess under the provisions of S.Con.Res.3. The Senate will meet at 11:30am on Monday, January 21, 2013 for the Joint Session for the Inaugural Ceremonies.
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