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The Senate will meet on the following dates at the following times for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted:

Friday, October 19th at 11:00am

Tuesday, October 23rd at 1:00pm

Friday, October 26th at 1:00pm

Tuesday, October 30th at 10:00am

Friday, November 2nd at 11:00am

Tuesday, November 6th at 11:00am

Friday, November 9th at 10:00am

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Last Floor Action:
10:03:59 A.M. – The Speaker announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b) of H. Res. 788, the House stands adjourned.

The next meeting of the House is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2012.

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Time	Bill	Activity
2:00:00 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
2:01:00 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Jaime Herrera Beutler to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
2:02:55 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Michael Wilker, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C.
2:04:12 P.M.		APPROVAL OF A THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 3(a) of H. Res. 788, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
2:04:18 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Connolly of VA to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:05:17 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b) of H. Res. 788. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on October 19, 2012.

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CONGRESS: the Republican led House : pro forma session : the Senate

10/12/2012 Nativegrl77

The Senate will meet on the following dates at the following times for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted:

Tuesday, October 16th at 10:00am

Friday, October 19th at 11:00am

Tuesday, October 23rd at 1:00pm

Friday, October 26th at 1:00pm

Tuesday, October 30th at 10:00am

Friday, November 2nd at 11:00am

Tuesday, November 6th at 11:00am

Friday, November 9th at 10:00am

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Last Floor Action: 10/12/2012
The Speaker announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b) of H. Res. 788, the House stands adjourned.

The next meeting of the House is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

10:00:00 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:52 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott DesJarlais to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:40 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Dr. David R. Rowberry, Institute of Religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Washington, DC.
10:02:41 A.M.		APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 3(a) of H. Res. 788, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
10:03:00 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. McGovern to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
10:03:59 A.M.		The Speaker announced that pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b) of H. Res. 788, the House stands adjourned. The next meeting of the House is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.

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Support Maria Cantwell for Senate …

10/12/2012 Nativegrl77

With just 27 days until Election Day, I’ve got big news:

We just launched our first TV ad of the general election, highlighting one of the many ways that Maria has made life better for the people of our state: by working with businesses to create jobs here in Washington, including for our veterans.

Too many veterans serve our country and then find it difficult to secure jobs when they return home. Maria knows that we’ve got to change that.

Click here to see our new ad, “Great People,” and see what Maria is doing to boost job creation and get veterans working again in Washington.

Maria was a cosponsor of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, a law that’s helping veterans find jobs here in Washington and around the country.

This law:

Offers tax incentives to businesses that hire unemployed veterans;
Created a retraining program to help veterans transition to new jobs back at home; and
Provides new pathways to make the jump back into civilian life a little easier.

While we still have more work to do to create jobs for veterans and non-veterans alike, this is a program that we can all be proud of.

Filmed in Tacoma at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding, our new ad shows why Maria is the right choice for Washington — watch it and then share it with everyone you know.

In 27 days, we have a chance to send a champion of Washington back to the Senate. We know that Maria will fight for us day-in and day-out to increase employment opportunities and bring back jobs to Washington.

But we still need to get the word out in these final weeks of the campaign — please watch our new ad, then forward this email to your friends so that they can watch it, too!

Thank you,

Robin Brand Campaign Manager Friends of Maria

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CONGRES: the Republican led House : pro forma Sessions : the Senate

10/09/2012 Nativegrl77

The Senate will meet on the following dates at the following times for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted:

Friday, October 12th at 10:30am

Tuesday, October 16th at 10:00am

Friday, October 19th at 11:00am

Tuesday, October 23rd at 1:00pm

Friday, October 26th at 1:00pm

Tuesday, October 30th at 10:00am

Friday, November 2nd at 11:00am

Tuesday, November 6th at 11:00am

Friday, November 9th at 10:00am

the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET November 13, 2012

Following the prayer and the pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #504, S.3525, the Sportsmen Act, post-cloture.
At 5:30pm, all post-cloture time will be yielded back and the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S.3525.

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Last Floor Action: 10/09/2012

House hearings :

10/10 12:00 pm

Hearing: The Security Failures of BenghaziCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee

11:03:08 A.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b) of H. Res. 788.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on October 12, 2012

11:00:19 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
11:00:40 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Andy Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
11:00:54 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Steven Wishart, Redeemer Church, Annapolis, Maryland.
11:02:12 A.M.		The Chair announced that pursuant to section 3(a) of H. Res. 788, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
11:02:27 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Becerra to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
11:03:08 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b) of H. Res. 788. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on October 12, 2012.

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Midwest Values PAC

10/05/2012 Nativegrl77

Imagine a cold January morning in 2013. Your robot butler gently awakens you with a mug of steaming hot moon coffee, and you slip on your virtual reality glasses to scan the news before hopping in your hovercar to work. And as you telekinetically switch over to C-SPAN, you see — in ultra-high definition — a whole new wave of progressive fighters leading the charge in the U.S. Senate.
Okay, so I may be a little ambitious about the new technology that might come out between now and next January. But the “new wave of progressive fighters” thing? That’s totally doable.
Elizabeth Warren. Tammy Baldwin. Martin Heinrich. Chris Murphy. Mazie Hirono. All these great leaders and more could join Sherrod Brown, Sheldon Whitehouse, and me in the Senate next year.
And your support of Midwest Values PAC can help make it happen! Click here to make one last contribution this year so we can do even more for even more great progressives around the country.
Already this year, grassroots support of MVP has made it possible for us to stand with more than a dozen great candidates for the U.S. Senate — as well as outstanding House candidates like Tammy Duckworth and Christie Vilsack.
And, just to be clear, by “stand with,” I mean “give money to.” Money that’s already helping these candidates get their message out and build the kind of people-powered grassroots organizations that win elections.
But the more progressives we can stand with (give money to), the bigger an impact we can have when the next Congress starts in January. And we don’t have much time. The contribution you make to MVP right now could be in the hands of a deserving progressive candidate within days, and deployed as part of their final push not long after that.
So act fast. In fact, act now. And, as always, by “act,” I mean give money. Click here to help Midwest Values PAC help great progressives in the final days of the campaign.
I’m so excited about all the incredible things we could do with all those great progressives standing together in the Senate. And I hope you’re ready to stand with Midwest Values PAC to make it happen.
Thanks,

Al
P.S.: And, holy cow, Rich Carmona! A new poll just came out showing him ahead! In Arizona! This is more exciting than a thousand robot butlers. Click here to help us help more Democrats win!