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7 things to know about the tax deal

01/03/2013 Nativegrl77

Working with the President, Democratic and Republican lawmakers this week came together to approve a bill that prevents a tax hike on the middle class that could have thrown the economy back into recession. President Obama will soon sign this agreement into law.

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Diplomatic Corps Holiday Reception

12/21/2012 Nativegrl77

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Official Google blog – African entrepreneurship

12/21/2012 Nativegrl77

Cloud computing enabling entrepreneurship in Africa

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:30 AM PST

In 2007, 33-year-old Vuyile moved to Cape Town from rural South Africa in search of work. Unable to complete high school, he worked as a night shift security guard earning $500/month to support his family. During the rush hour commute from his home in Khayelitsha, Vuyile realized that he could earn extra income by selling prepaid mobile airtime vouchers to other commuters on the train.
In rural areas, it’s common to use prepaid vouchers to pay for basic services such as electricity, insurance and airtime for mobile phones. But it’s often difficult to distribute physical vouchers because of the risk of theft and fraud.
Nomanini, a startup based in South Africa, built a device that enables local entrepreneurs like Vuyile to sell prepaid mobile services in their communities. The Lula (which means “easy” in colloquial Zulu), is a portable voucher sales terminal that is used on-the-go by people ranging from taxi drivers to street vendors. It generates and prints codes which people purchase to add minutes to their mobile phones.
Today, Vuyile sells vouchers on the train for cash payment, and earns a commission weekly. Since he started using the Lula, he’s seen his monthly income increase by 20 percent.

Vuyile prints a voucher from his Lula

Nomanini founders Vahid and Ali Monadjem wanted to make mobile services widely available in areas where they had been inaccessible, or where—in a region where the average person makes less than $200/month—people simply couldn’t afford them. By creating a low-cost and easy-to-use product, Nomanini could enable entrepreneurs in Africa to go to deep rural areas and create businesses for themselves.
In order to build a scalable and reliable backend system to keep the Lula running, Nomanini chose to run on Google App Engine. Their development team doesn’t have to spend time setting up their own servers and can instead run on the same infrastructure that powers Google’s own applications. They can focus on building their backend systems and easily deploy code to Google’s data centers. When Vuyile makes a sale, he presses a few buttons, App Engine processes the request, and the voucher prints in seconds.
Last month, 40,000 people bought airtime through the Lula, and Nomanini hopes to grow this number to 1 million per month next year. While platforms like App Engine are typically used to build web or smartphone apps, entrepreneurs like Vahid and Ali are finding innovative ways to leverage this technology by building their own devices and connecting them to App Engine. Vahid tells us: “We’re a uniquely born and bred African solution, and we have great potential to take this to the rest of Africa and wider emerging markets. We could not easily scale this fast without running on Google App Engine.”
To learn more about the technical implementation used by Nomanini, read their guest post on the Google App Engine blog.
Posted by Zafir Khan, Google App Engine

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CONGRESS: the House: Republican led ::::::: the Senate: Democrat led

12/19/2012 Nativegrl77

The Senate stands in adjournment under the provisions of S.Res.624, as a further mark of respect to the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii.

the Senate Convenes: 9:30amET December 19,2012

The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the emergency supplemental appropriations bill.
At 11:30am, Senator Hutchison will be recognized for up to 30 minutes and at 2:00pm, Senator Kyl will be recognized for up to 30 minutes, each for the purposes of delivering retirement speech.

The following amendments are pending to H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill:

Inouye amendment #3338 (substitute)
Inouye amendment #3339 (perfecting)
Merkley amendment #3367 (disaster relief for agriculture)
McCain amendment #3355 (strike funding for emergency forest restoration)
Tester amendment #3350 (wildland fire management)
Coburn amendment #3371 (per capita damage indictor)
Bingaman amendment #3344 (Palau)

Senator Bingaman has called up amendment #3344 (Approval of 2010 U.S.-Palau Agreement in response to Super Typhoon Bopha).

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair. We expect to reconvene around 8:30pm.

Prior to the recess, Senator Coburn modified his pending amendment #3371 and then divided his amendment. The divisions are as follows:

Division I (per capita damage indicator)

Division II (seriously delinquent tax debt)

Division III (return of unused emergency funds)

Division IV(competitively awarded contracts use of funds)

Division V (public notification and website posting of grant funds)

Division VI (cost sharing)

Division VII (Stafford Disaster Relief Assistance Act)

Division VIII (strike transfer of unused funds)

Division IX (flood hazards)recess subject to the call–Coburn amendment modified and divided

This evening Senator Leahy withdrew the Leahy substitute amendment #3338 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), and, as a result, the pending first degree amendments fell along with it. Then Senate Reid offered a new substitute amendment #3395 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations), filled the amendment tree with date change amendments, and filed cloture on the substitute amendment #3395 and underlying bill, H.R.1. The text of the new substitute can be found at http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news.cfm?method=news.view&id=994105ef-bcde-483d-8d87-0ca155ff43cf

We hope to reach an agreement to consider amendments and complete action on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill tomorrow. If no agreement can be reached, the cloture vote on the substitute would occur on Friday, December 21.

Before we leave we need to consider the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, FISA reauthorization, and 3 district court nominations

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LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged Veterans’ Affairs and passed H.R.4057, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 with a Murray substitute amendment.

Passed H.R.6029, the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act with a Kohl-Lee substitute amendment.

Discharged Homeland Security and Government Affairs and passed the following Postal Naming bills:

H.R.3477, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.

H.R.3870, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the “Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office”.

H.R.3912, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the “Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building”.

H.R.5738, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the “Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex”.

H.R.5837, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the “Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building”.

H.R.5954, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the “Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building”.

S.3630, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the “Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office”.

S.3662, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the `Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building’.

Passed S.2318, the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012 with a committee-reported substitute amendment by voice vote.

Discharged and passed Veterans’ Affairs and passed S.3202, the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 with a Murray substitute amendment.

Passed S.3698, to amend Title 40, United States Code to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.

Discharged Judiciary and adopted S.Res.618, observing the 100^th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy.

Adopted S.Res.625, recognizing the January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and supporting the plans for other educational pavilions and initiatives.

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House hearings

10:00 am	Hearing: CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence ActivitiesHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee
10:00 am	Markup: H.R. 6654, To provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement, and for other purposes.Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee
10:00 am	Hearing: “Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC’s Insurance Program and Financial Outlook”Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
10:00 am	Hearing: Update on the Evolving Security Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Implications for U.S. National SecurityCommittee on Armed Services: Full Committee

Watch Most Recent House Floor Activity

The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2012.

10:00:02 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:54 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Daniel Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:24 A.M.		The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, S. Con. Res. 64, and S. Res. 624.
10:01:45 A.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
11:17:45 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:08 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of December 19.
12:00:25 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
12:01:34 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:01:37 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Chu to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:02:02 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 63	Mr. Olson asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider.
12:02:02 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 63	Considered by unanimous consent. S. Con. Res. 63 — “Correcting the enrollment of S. 2367.”
12:02:51 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 63	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
12:02:53 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 63	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:03:05 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 64	Mr. Olson asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider.
12:03:05 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 64	Considered by unanimous consent. S. Con. Res. 64 — “Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye.”
12:03:39 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 64	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
12:03:41 P.M.	S. Con. Res. 64	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:04:12 P.M.	H. Res. 836	Considered by unanimous consent. H. Res. 836 — “Providing of the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.”
12:04:29 P.M.	H. Res. 836	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
12:04:34 P.M.	H. Res. 836	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:04:59 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
12:31:45 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
12:31:58 P.M.	H. Res. 668	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. H. Res. 668 — “To refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members.”
12:32:12 P.M.	H. Res. 668	Considered under suspension of the rules.
12:32:14 P.M.	H. Res. 668	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 668.
12:40:39 P.M.	H. Res. 668	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Lofgren, Zoe objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
12:42:24 P.M.	H.R. 6672	Mr. Rogers (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6672 — “To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.”
12:42:48 P.M.	H.R. 6672	Considered under suspension of the rules.
12:42:51 P.M.	H.R. 6672	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6672.

1:01:17 P.M.	H.R. 6672	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
1:02:06 P.M.	S. 1440	Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. S. 1440 — “To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.”
1:02:36 P.M.	S. 1440	Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:02:38 P.M.	S. 1440	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1440.
1:30:11 P.M.	S. 1440	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
1:30:15 P.M.	S. 1440	>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:30:18 P.M.	S. 1440	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
1:30:42 P.M.	H.R. 1845	Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1845 — “To provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVIG in the home.”
1:30:57 P.M.	H.R. 1845	Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:30:58 P.M.	H.R. 1845	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1845.
1:58:49 P.M.	H.R. 1845	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
1:59:00 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2:00:50 P.M.	H.R. 6672	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6672 — “To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.”
2:25:17 P.M.	H.R. 6672	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 – 16 (Roll no. 633).
2:25:18 P.M.	H.R. 6672	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:25:21 P.M.	H.R. 1845	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1845 — “To provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVIG in the home.”
2:32:51 P.M.	H.R. 1845	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 – 3 (Roll no. 634).
2:32:52 P.M.	H.R. 1845	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:32:55 P.M.	H.R. 1845	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2:33:03 P.M.	H. Res. 668	Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 668 — “To refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members.”
2:40:26 P.M.	H. Res. 668	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 – 5 (Roll no. 635).
2:40:26 P.M.	H. Res. 668	<action_description>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:41:51 P.M.	H.R. 1509	<action_description>Mr. Johnson, Sam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1509 — “To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.”
2:41:58 P.M.	H.R. 1509	>Considered under suspension of the rules.
2:41:59 P.M.	H.R. 1509	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1509.
3:11:49 P.M.	H.R. 1509	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Doggett objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
3:12:17 P.M.	H.R. 6655	Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6655 — “To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.”
3:12:30 P.M.	H.R. 6655	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:12:31 P.M.	H.R. 6655	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
3:31:11 P.M.	H.R. 6655	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
3:32:25 P.M.	H.R. 6166	Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
3:32:29 P.M.	H.R. 6166	Considered by unanimous consent. H.R. 6166 — “To designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the “James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse”.”
3:32:59 P.M.	H.R. 6166	On passage Passed without objection.
3:32:59 P.M.	H.R. 6166	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:33:16 P.M.	H.R. 6633	Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
3:33:18 P.M.	H.R. 6633	Considered by unanimous consent. H.R. 6633 — “To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the “Paul Brown United States Courthouse”.”
3:33:36 P.M.	H.R. 6633	On passage Passed without objection.
3:33:38 P.M.	H.R. 6633	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:34:00 P.M.	S. 3311	Mr. Denham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3311 — “To designate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the “James F. Battin United States Courthouse”.”
3:34:22 P.M.	S. 3311	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:34:23 P.M.	S. 3311	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3311.
3:38:20 P.M.	S. 3311	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:38:25 P.M.	S. 3311	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:39:14 P.M.	S. 925	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 925 — “To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence.”
3:39:36 P.M.	S. 925	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:39:37 P.M.	S. 925	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 925.
3:41:39 P.M.	S. 925	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Grijalva objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
3:44:00 P.M.	S. 2170	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 2170 — “To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the “Hatch Act” to eliminate the provision preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application of certain provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that title.”
3:44:13 P.M.	S. 2170	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:44:16 P.M.	S. 2170	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2170.
4:09:04 P.M.	S. 2170	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:09:08 P.M.	S. 2170	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:09:28 P.M.	S. 3564	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3564 — “To extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2018 and for other purposes.”
4:09:43 P.M.	S. 3564	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:09:45 P.M.	S. 3564	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3564.
4:14:16 P.M.	S. 3564	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
4:15:19 P.M.	H.R. 6016	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 6016 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other purposes.”
4:15:37 P.M.	H.R. 6016	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:15:42 P.M.	H.R. 6016	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6016.
4:24:14 P.M.	H.R. 6016	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
4:24:21 P.M.	H.R. 4062	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4062 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1444 Main Street in Ramona, California, as the “Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building”.”
4:24:44 P.M.	H.R. 4062	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:24:46 P.M.	H.R. 4062	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4062.
4:31:41 P.M.	H.R. 4062	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:31:44 P.M.	H.R. 4062	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:31:48 P.M.	H.R. 6587	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6587 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the “Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building”.”
4:32:03 P.M.	H.R. 6587	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:32:05 P.M.	H.R. 6587	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6587.
4:35:55 P.M.	H.R. 6587	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Farenthold objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
4:36:18 P.M.		<action_description>UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
4:36:53 P.M.	H.R. 6655	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6655 — “To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.”
5:03:03 P.M.	H.R. 6655	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): (Roll no. 636).
5:03:04 P.M.	H.R. 6655	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:03:05 P.M.	S. 3564	Considered as unfinished business. S. 3564 — “To extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2018 and for other purposes.”
5:09:36 P.M.	S. 3564	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): (Roll no. 637).
5:09:36 P.M.	S. 3564	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:09:40 P.M.	H.R. 6016	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6016 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other purposes.”
5:17:16 P.M.	H.R. 6016	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): (Roll no. 638).
5:17:19 P.M.	H.R. 6016	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5:18:50 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
5:18:56 P.M.	H.R. 3197	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 3197 — “To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the “Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.”
5:19:19 P.M.	H.R. 3197	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:19:21 P.M.	H.R. 3197	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3197.


5:19:19 P.M.	H.R. 3197	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:19:21 P.M.	H.R. 3197	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3197.
5:28:18 P.M.	H.R. 3197	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Michaud objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:28:29 P.M.	H.R. 6443	<action_description>Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6443 — “To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the “William ‘Bill’ Kling VA Clinic”.”
5:28:46 P.M.	H.R. 6443	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:28:48 P.M.	H.R. 6443	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6443.
5:39:30 P.M.	H.R. 6443	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Michaud objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:40:24 P.M.		<action_description>Mr. Miller (FL) asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on December 20. Agreed to without objection.
5:41:54 P.M.	H.R. 6379	<action_description>Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6379 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the “Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office”.”
5:42:17 P.M.	H.R. 6379	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:42:19 P.M.	H.R. 6379	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6379.
5:48:23 P.M.	H.R. 6379	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:49:44 P.M.	H.R. 3869	<action_description>Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 3869 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the “Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building”.”
5:49:58 P.M.	H.R. 3869	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:50:00 P.M.	H.R. 3869	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3869.
5:57:38 P.M.	H.R. 3869	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:58:07 P.M.	H.R. 3378	<action_description>Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 3378 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the “Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building”.”
5:58:20 P.M.	H.R. 3378	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:58:22 P.M.	H.R. 3378	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3378.
6:05:34 P.M.	H.R. 3378	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:06:11 P.M.	H.R. 4389	<action_description>Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4389 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the “Cecil E. Bolt Post Office”.”
6:06:31 P.M.	H.R. 4389	Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:06:34 P.M.	H.R. 4389	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4389.
6:13:10 P.M.	H.R. 4389	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:14:09 P.M.	H.R. 6260	Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6260 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the “Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office”.”
6:14:21 P.M.	H.R. 6260	Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:14:24 P.M.	H.R. 6260	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6260.
6:20:43 P.M.	H.R. 6260	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:22:21 P.M.	H. Res. 839	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 839 — “Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.”
6:22:54 P.M.	H. Res. 839	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 839.
6:59:27 P.M.	H. Res. 839	The previous question was ordered without objection.
6:59:33 P.M.	H. Res. 839	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
6:59:39 P.M.	H. Res. 839	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:00:12 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

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President Obama’s weekly address

12/17/2012 Nativegrl77

The White House

The President says the nation’s thoughts and prayers are with those who lost a loved one during Friday’s tragic shooting in Newtown, CT.

Watch President Obama’s weekly address.

President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 14, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)