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Congress: the Republican led House – the Senate debates HR2832,a vehicle for Trade Adj Asst.


the Senate Convenes at 2:00pmET September 19, 2011

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until
    4:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
  • Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the
    motion to proceed to H.R.2832, the Generalized System of Preferences Act, which
    will be the vehicle for Trade Adjustment Assistance with the time until 5:30pm
    equally divided and controlled between Senators Baucus and Hatch, or their
    designees.
  • At approximately 5:30pm, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to
    invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832.  We hope to get consent to
    proceed to the bill on Mon5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on
    the motion to proceed to H.R.2832, GSP and the vehicle for TAA; Invoked:84-8

Adopted S.Res.271, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable
Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

12:13 P.M. –  The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on September 20, 2011.

12:05 P.M. –  The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a plan for economic growth and deficit reduction entitled “Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future” – referred to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, House Administration, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-55).

12:04 P.M. –  The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a sealed envelope from the White House on September 19, 2011, at 11:35 a.m. containing a message from the President whereby he submits the fiscal plan entitled “Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future”, the President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction.

12:03 P.M. –  The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 16, 2011 at 9:07 a.m. stating that that body had passedH.R. 2887. The message also stated that the Senate had agreed to S.Res. 268.The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 15, 2011 at 5:50 p.m. stating that that body had passed H.J.Res. 66.

12:02 P.M. –  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House 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.

12:01 P.M. –  Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

12:00 P.M. –  The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

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Pass the Jobs Bill NOW …Diallo Brooks, People For the American Way


“I urge you to do everything you can to PASS THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT NOW!”

 

The jobs crisis is hurting Americans and holding back our country.

Now is no time to play politics, it’s time to create jobs and put Americans back to work!

Tell Congress to PASS THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT NOW!

President Obama’s American Jobs Act is a vital piece of legislation to put Americans back to work and get our economy moving. Republicans and Democrats alike have no business putting the politics of next year’s election ahead of the dire needs of jobless Americans and their families, or for that matter, the need of ALL Americans to get our economy growing again.

The American Jobs Act should be passed in its entirety. It’s fair, it’s effective and most importantly, it is urgently needed.

Make sure you weigh in and tell YOUR members of Congress: Don’t play politics with the economy; act swiftly to pass the American Jobs Act.  www.pfaw.org

THANK YOU for stepping up and speaking out when America needs your activism the most.

–Diallo Brooks, Director of Field Mobilization

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Sen.Dick Durbin …


Republicans won back the House by campaigning on jobs, jobs, jobs. Now, President Obama puts forward a real jobs plan, and what do we hear from them? First silence. Then complaints.

Truth is, many of them don’t want to boost the economy. That might interfere with their anti-Obama agenda and winning back the Senate. It’s cynical politics at its worst.

Scary thing is, if we don’t respond, their strategy could work. The Tea Party is engaged, Republicans are more determined than ever, and if we’re not challenging every attack, they will gain momentum. We saw in 2010 what GOP momentum looks like.

Fortunately, we have half a million grassroots donors and a strong plan to hold the Senate. You know that if we miss the goals to raise critical resources, we might lose seats we otherwise could have won. That’s why I know you’ll join me in helping the DSCC meet its crucial September goal.

It won’t be easy – it’s going to take all of us working together to hold the Senate. Karl Rove has teamed up with Haley Barbour and doubled his original Crossroads fundraising goal to more than $240 million. And we’ll also be fighting against laws passed by Republican governors – including Wisconsin’s Scott Walker and Florida’s Rick Scott – that will keep people from voting.

But if Republicans think we’re going to sit by and let them get away with it, they have another thing coming.
Democrats are investigating these undemocratic laws. And Rove’s Big Oil friends can’t hold a candle to our grassroots supporters. By meeting its fundraising goals, the DSCC can surpass its 2010 effort, knocking on 2 million doors, calling 5.5 million swing voters and running TV ads in nearly a dozen states. Every dollar you give helps make it happen.

You know how high the stakes are. If we lose four seats, our Democratic firewall is gone. Rick Perry, Eric Cantor and Jim DeMint would end Medicare, turn Social Security over to Wall Street, gut the EPA, slash education and defund Planned Parenthood. We’re not about to let them.

Can you give $5 or $10 today? The DSCC still needs $743,000 by its Sept. 30 deadline to protect our Democratic firewall and stop the Tea Party trio of Perry, Cantor and DeMint. 

Republicans think they’ve got a winning plan. But here’s a newsflash: We’ve only begun to fight. Thanks so much for standing up for the Democratic values we both believe in.

Sincerely,

Sen. Dick Durbin

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$53 Billion For Iraq, $0 For America …Judd Legum, ThinkProgress


For the past decade, Congress has had no problem spending over $120 billion to rebuild schools, roads, bridges and other essential infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, America‘s infrastructure is crumbling and millions of people are out of work. Contact your member of Congress and tell them it’s time to rebuild America.

It just takes a second using our form: http://www2.americanprogress.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=163

All the Republican leaders in Congress voted to approve massive amounts of funding to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan without a penny in offsets. But now they are opposing President Obama’s proposal to rebuild America even though it’s fully paid for.

Contact your member today and demand we invest at least as much in our own communities as we did in Iraq and Afghanistan. And let us know what you hear back from your representatives.

Best,

Judd

Judd Legum
judd@thinkprogress.org
202-682-1611

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Congress: the Republican led House the Senate


the Senate Convenes at 9:30amET September 14, 2011

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning
    business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10
    minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority
    controlling the final half.
  • Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the
    motion to proceed to H.J.Res.66, a joint resolution regarding Burma Sanctions
    and the legislative vehicle for additional FEMA funds, post-cloture.
  • By unanimous consent, all time during adjournment, morning business, and
    recess will count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.66.
  • We expect to begin consideration of H.J.Res.66.  We also hope to consider
    the FAA and Highway extensions which was received from the House.  Senators will
    be notified when votes are scheduled.

The motion to proceed to H.J.Res.66, a joint resolution regarding Burma Sanctions and the legislative vehicle for additional FEMA funds was agreed to by unanimous consent and the Senate is now considering H.J.Res.66.

Senator Reid then offered amendment #602 (text of the Burma language and the FEMA language) and filled the amendment tree. Senator Reid then filed cloture on amendment #602 and on H.J.Res.66.

Unless an agreement is reached, the cloture vote on amendment #602 would occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Friday, September 16th.

  •  Adopted S.Res.267, Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

Discharged Foreign Relations and confirmed the following:

Mary B. DeRosa, of DC, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

Frank E. Loy, of DC, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

Kendrick B. Meek, of FL, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

3:05  P.M. –  SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

3:02  P.M. –  ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

3:01  P.M. –  Mr. Scalise asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Agreed to without objection.

H.J. Res. 77:
relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011 

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

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 – 186, 2 Present(Roll no. 706).

2:36  P.M. –  The previous question was ordered pursuant to the statute.

1:01  P.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to section 3101A(c)(4) of title 31, United States Code, the joint resolution was considered as read, and the previous question was considered as ordered on the joint resolution without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled.

1:00  P.M. –  On motion to proceed to consideration of H.J.Res. 77 Agreed to by voice vote.

12:59 P.M. –  MOTION TO PROCEED – Pursuant to section 3 of H.Res. 392, Mr. Reed was recognized to offer a motion to proceed to the consideration of H.J.Res. 77. Subsequently the Chair announced that pursuant to section 3101A(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, the motion was not debatable, and put the question.

12:58 P.M. –  Called up under the provisions of ruleH. Res. 392.

H.R. 2867:
to reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes 

12:57 P.M. –  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.

12:34 P.M. –  DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate onH.R. 2867.Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

12:33 P.M. –  The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until tomorrow.

12:03 P.M. –  ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.

12:02 P.M. –  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Tsongas 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.

12:01 P.M. –  Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.

12:00 P.M. –  The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of September 14.

11:04 A.M. –  The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.

10:01 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.The Speaker designated the Honorable Jeff Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

10:00 A.M. –  The House convened, starting a new legislative day.