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 President Obama Speaks on Manufacturing

President Obama speaks at a Rolls-Royce jet engine manufacturing plant about the importance of a strong American manufacturing industry that creates good jobs for workers making products that can be sold all over the world. March 9, 2012.More

 

 Weekly Address: Investing in a Clean Energy Future

Speaking from a factory in Virginia, President Obama talks about how companies are creating more jobs in the United States, making better products than ever before, and how many are developing new technologies that are reducing our dependence on foreign oil and saving families money at the pump.More

 3/8/12: White House Press Briefing

White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.More

 West Wing Week: 3/9/12 or “Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick”

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President addressed both the Conservation and AIPAC  conferences, sat down with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, Prime Minister Al-Keeb of Libya, and President Mills of Ghana, hosted a White House news conference, announced steps the administration is taking to support homeowners, and traveled to the Daimler Mount Holly Truck Plant in North Carolina. That’s March 2nd to March 8th or, “Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick.”More

President Obama Speaks on Manufacturing

President Obama speaks at a Rolls-Royce jet engine manufacturing plant about the importance of a strong American manufacturing industry that creates good jobs for workers making products that can be sold all over the world. March 9, 2012.More

 

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 How can I prepare for a tornado?

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What is Fix a Leak Week?

According to a new settlement, some Servicemembers and Veterans may receive housing relief.Relief could affect those who were: Wrongly foreclosed upon Wrongfully denied the opportunity to reduce their mortgage payments through lower interest rates Forced to sell their homes for less than they were worth due to a change in station As part of an effort to reduce barriers and costs for refinancing, FHA will cut its fees for refinancing loans already insured by FHA. An estimated 2-3 million borrowers could be eligible for this savings. Get further details about these new provisions for military homeowners.

Media Matters for America: Feminazi, North Korea and Gas Prices

“Feminazi”: The History Of Limbaugh’s Trademark Slur Against Women

Experts Commend North Korea Deal That Right-Wing Media Are Attacking

Fox’s New Scapegoat For Gas Prices: The EPA

Committed to Keeping a Democratic Majority in the Senate

 2012 – Year of the Woman
                                While Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans wage a war on women that aims to roll back healthcare coverage and block access to contraception, Democrats are committed to stopping them in their tracks. As our new video declares, Democrats believe it’s time to end the culture wars and get back to work for the middle class. It’s quite a stark contrast to Limbaugh and his Grand Old Party.

In MA, Scott Brown Runs From His Anti-Women Blunt-Brown Amendment

Scott Brown is trying to run away from his support of his amendment that would have blocked access to basic health care services, while at the same time attempting to blame Elizabeth Warren for the political uproar around his extreme measure. The Warren campaign said it best – “He paid for a radio ad, wrote a newspaper column, taped a video, and did numerous interviews all talking about his legislation that threatens women’s healthcare. Now that people are outraged, he wants to change the subject, claiming he’s focusing on job creation.”

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National: President Obama leads Mitt Romney (50-44%), Rick Santorum (53-39%), Newt Gingrich (54-37%), and Ron Paul (50-42%)
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New Jersey: Sen. Bob Menendez up 15 over Joe Kyrillos
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Ohio: Sen. Sherrod Brown up 10 over Josh Mandel
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Virginia: Tim Kaine up 10 over George Allen
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GOP Fears Long Primary Will Cost Them Senate
                                Republicans have long seen 2012 as a chance to win back the White House and the Senate. But now, Republicans are worried that their long, drawn-0ut, nasty presidential primary will cost them the opportunity to expand power in Washington, according to The Hill. What’s bad news for Republicans is good news for Democrats. “In every primary, we’ve seen just how disappointed Republicans are in their candidates.  The longer the Republican primary goes, the longer we have to continue to build,” said Obama campaign manager Jim Messina.

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Show Your Support for Women’s Rights

               Make sure everyone knows where you stand on the Republican War on Women !   WWW.Dccc.Org

979,540 of you have stood up and added your name to our petition demanding Republicans end their War on Women. We are just shy of 1 million signatures and we can’t stop now!

Forward this email to 3 friends right now and encourage them to add their names to the petition. Then share the petition on Facebook and Twitter.

Washington Post: Among Female Voters, Republicans Handing Democrats an “Enormous Advantage this Fall”

              Last week, the Washington Post reported that women want to see Democrats in control of Congress by an astounding fifteen point margin! The numbers reflect the growing grievances among female voters over Republicans’ extreme assault on women’s health care.

See the Washington Post article on women’s increasing frustration with the GOP >>

              Thanks to your vocal response, “Republicans are beginning to wish they had never waded” into the contraception debate with even Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski believing her own party “didn’t have enough sense to get off” the issue.

Republican House of Scandal

               Despite Republican Speaker Boehner and Leader Eric Cantor’s supposed “zero tolerance” on ethics transgressions, House Republicans are engaging in a culture of corruption.

               The integrity of House Republicans has been riddled with IRS, FBI, and grand jury investigations. In just the last year, these scandals have come to light:

September 2011: Rep. Joe Walsh may owe more than $100,000 in child support payments to his ex-wife and three children.

January 2012: House Republican fundraising chief, Rep. Vern Buchanan, is under multiple ethics investigations for what has been termed an “extensive and ongoing scheme” to reimburse his employees for contributing to Buchanan’s congressional campaign.

February 2012: The FBI is potentially investigating Rep. Michael Grimm for extorting a rabbi and his followers into donating as much as $500,000 to his congressional campaign.

See it all — and get your Corrupt Republican of the Month Calendar — at HouseOfScandal.org >>

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               Robby

Robby Mook
               DCCC Executive Director

BLOCKADE: The GOP’s Unending Effort to Block Obama’s Nominees

By ThinkProgress War Room on Mar 12, 2012 at 5:49 pm

GOP Obstructionism, By the Numbers

It’s no secret that Republicans have done everything in their power to throw up road blocks for President Obama at every turn. And nowhere is their power to block the president greater than it is in the Senate, where Republicans have effectively imposed a blockade on the president’s nominees for dozens of seats on the federal judiciary.

It is clear from recent cases that no matter the issue—health care, immigration, environment, marriage equality, consumer protections, ethics—the judiciary will continue to make decisions that affect the lives of hardworking Americans as well as the success of the progressive legislative agenda. Every issue progressives fight for ends up in the courts. If you’re a progressive and you care about progressive issues, who gets a lifetime appointment to the federal courts should matter to you.

Conservatives know the courts matter, which is why they are doing everything in their power to stop the president from appointing more judges.

Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that Senate Democrats had had enough. Reid threw down the gauntlet and announced that he was filing cloture petitions (the procedural maneuver needed to halt a filibuster in the Senate) on an unprecedented 17 judicial nominees.

Now it’s up to Republicans to choose whether they will finally allow votes on these nominees right away or whether they will instead waste hundreds of hours of the Senate’s time on procedural votes.

Here’s the rundown.

Of the 22 judicial nominees currently awaiting an up-or-down vote in the Senate thanks to unprecedented Republican obstructionism:

• 10 were approved unanimously by both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee
• 6 received just one “no” vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee
• 13 are from states with a Republican Senator who supports their nomination
• 11 would fill “emergency” vacancies, where the lack of a sufficient number of judges to hear cases is preventing courts from handling their caseloads — delaying or effectively denying the public access to the justice system.
• 9 are women
• 9 are minorities

Senate Republicans have imposed record wait times on President Obama’s nominees — delays more than FOUR TIMES longer than judicial nominees experienced under President George W. Bush:

More than 160 MILLION Americans live in a community with a courtroom vacancy – with the total number of vacancies now exceeding 80 because of unprecedented Republican obstructionism.

IN ONE SENTENCE: Americans don’t like a system where corporations and the wealthy have better access and a different set of rules to play by than everybody else, so it’s time to for Republicans to end their blockade so we can have a court system that works fairly for everyone and not just the privileged few.

Evening Brief: Important Stories That You May Have Missed

Mitt Romney is the “clear favorite” of DC lobbyists.

Republicans blame Obama for rising gas prices, but the conservative Wall Street Journal and the CATO Institute say otherwise.

Why Americans Elect may not be the populist platform it claims it is.

Churches are giving up banks that were responsible for the mortgage crisis for lent.

Even if he got the endorsement of Jeff Foxworthy from the blue collar comedy tour, there are a lot of reasons that Mitt Romney might not be a redneck.

Rush Limbaugh is now out 141 sponsors following his attacks on Sandra Fluke.

GOP-backed voter suppression laws in both Texas and Wisconsin were struck down today.

An explanation of the “John Doe” investigation in Wisconsin.

More evidence that, yes, the economy really has turned a corner.

Other recent Progress Reports

Mar 9, 2012: Jobs Day, By the Numbers

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Today is Jobs Friday. Here’s the rundown on the monthly employment report from the Department of Labor. -647,000…the number of jobs created lost in state and local governments since August 2008. -22,000…the average number of public sector jobs created lost each month in 2011, thanks to ongoing spending cuts at all levels of government [...]

Mar 8, 2012: Is the 1% Pledge Falling Apart?

Mr. 1 Percent’s Iron Grip Fades Mr. 1 Percent, Grover Norquist, is best known for convincing nearly every single Republican in the House and Senate (and a handful of Democrats) to sign his pledge swearing that they will never, ever vote for a tax increase, nor to close any tax loopholes. What’s the practical impact [...]

Mar 7, 2012: The 70 Sexist Smears Mitt Romney Won’t Condemn

Why Won’t Mitt Romney Stand Up for Women? After remaining silent for days last week as the controversy about Rush Limbaugh’s outrageous smears against Sandra Fluke — and really all women — grew, Mitt Romney was finally confronted on a ropeline on Friday and meekly responded that calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” and demanding [...]

Mar 6, 2012: UPDATE: 30+ Advertisers Flee Limbaugh

Undeterred by Fleeing Advertisers, Limbaugh Continues Sexist Attacks Today As we wrapped yesterday’s Progress Report, the number of advertisers bailing on Rush Limbaugh’s show in the wake of the growing furor around his vitriolic, sexist attacks on Sandra Fluke totaled 12. As of right now, nearly triple that number of advertisers have announced plans to drop [...]

CBO:Cost Estimates … nonimmigrant visas, Medicare d Acct Act2011,Surface Transportation Act,conveyance of land in Alta,UT and more

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• Small Firms, Employment, and Federal Policy

• What Is the Role of Small Firms in the Labor Market, and How are Small Firms Affected by Federal Policy?

• S. 292, the Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act

• H.R. 3992, a bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel

• H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011

• S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, with an amendment, Number 1761, offered by Senator Reid: Revised

• S. 684, An act to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah

• S. 404, An act to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior

• H.R. 4105, a bill to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries and for other purposes

• S. 271, the Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act

• H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011

• H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act

Santorum … said what ?

Santorum: No apology needed for Quran burning

Rick Santorum: No ‘absolute’ separation of church and state

Obama wants college to ‘indoctrinate’ — Santorum

Santorum: Sometimes You have to Wonder Who’s Side Pres. Obama is On

Rick santorum for president 2012 – says obama is un american A Muslim Send to Destroy ThisNation

cnn - rick santorum: barack obama’s foreign policy is appeasement

Honoring Internatio​nal Women’s Day by Continuing to Fight for Women’s Health

Honoring International Women’s Day by Continuing to Fight for Women’s Health

The threats to women’s health care are very real, and they are ongoing growing.  We saw it on a panel on birth control in the House – that didn’t include any woman.  We saw it in a young woman being called  horrible names for telling the story of a friend in need. We see it in Republican efforts to allow a woman’s employer to dictate her access to birth control, and we are seeing it in state laws all across the country aimed at stripping women of  their rights and so much more.

To commemorate International Women’s Day, I gave  a speech on the Senate floor to remind women and men across the country that the battle over women’s health and family planning decisions is ongoing, and that we must remain vigilant against these attacks. It is important to celebrate gains women have made, but to keep in mind that these gains must continue to be defended.  Last week, one woman brave enough to come forward and give voice to the importance of birth control was targeted.  First,  her story of a friend’s battle with ovarian cancer was purposefully left out of a House hearing on the matter and then, as we have all heard, she was scorned and  ridiculed by a right wing pundit.  It was a galvanizing and eye-opening moment for millions of women across the country. It was a reminder that there are some who still see women as easy targets. The attacks on women’s rights are not   just taking place here in Washington D.C. In every state across the country, legislatures bent on putting politics  between women and their care are undoing years of work.  We need to do everything in our power to ensure that this progress is not reversed, and unite to  fight against attacks from Republicans.                        -                          Read more

Read a letter I sent to House Speaker JohnBoehner Thursday, calling on him to rescind his pledge to push forward with efforts to  restrict women’s access to  contraception after the Blunt amendment was defeated in the Senate. The letter was signed by all 12 Democratic women  Senators.

“Murray: GOP on ‘losing side’ of Culture Battle”  – Seattle                        PI

“On International Women’s Day, Congress Debates Measure to Limit Reproductive Rights” – Huffington Post

 Putting Our Nation’s Heroes to  Work

In February, I had a great opportunityto tour General Plastics in Tacoma and to host a roundtable event focused on veterans employment.  The event, which was heldat General Plastics, an aerospace manufacturing company, highlighted the success of public-private partnerships,such as the one between General Plastics and Clover Park Technical College. That program promotes veteran training and employment in Washington’s growing  aerospace industry. These public-private partnerships are the next step in getting our nation’s veterans back to work.   Read more about public-private partnerships.

I was also pleased to announce that as part of my VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, which was enacted last November, an expanded Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)  is now available to businesses, and certain tax-exempt organizations, that hire eligible unemployed veterans. The credit can be as high as $9,600 per veteran for for-profit employers or up to $6,240 fortax-exempt organizations. Employers who hire veterans with service-related disabilities may be eligible for the  maximum credit. The law allows employers one tax credit per eligible veteran hired. This is another incentive for Washington  state businesses to help put our  state’s veterans back to work. We all know our veterans have the leadership skills, drive, and discipline to  succeed in the workplace, and now businesses have one more reason to bring them on board. I am so pleased to have been able to help pass this bill, and I hope that our state’s businesses  immediately begin to take advantage of this tax credit and the tremendous talents of our veterans.  Read more about the tax credits available to businesses that hire veterans.

 
“South Sound military veterans vouch for job programs”  – The News Tribune

“State creating incentives for businesses to hire veterans” – KXLY

Bringing Our Troops Home from Afghanistan

This week, I joined a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in a letter calling on President Obama to bring American combat forces home from Afghanistan.  We  simply cannot afford more years of elevated troop levels in Afghanistan. We are  spending roughly $10 billion in Afghanistaneach month at a time when we’re making tough sacrifices at home. Our troops and their families have made unimaginable  sacrifices during the past ten years of war  in Afghanistan.  Over 1,900 American  troops have been killed and over 14,300 have been wounded. Thousands more return home with invisible wounds that will make  it difficult to ever again enjoy life the       way they did before the war. It is time to  bring our troops home.  Read  the full text of the letter we sent to the President.

Murray,Cantwell join group of senators in urging withdrawal from Afghanistan”
                        – The News Tribune

“Sens.Murray, Cantwell want troops home from  Afghanistan”
                        – The Bellingham Herald

Congress: the Republican led House did 2minutes of the Peoples business today – the Senate resumes S.1813,the Surface Transportation Act&17 Judicial nominations 80 to go

the Senate Convenes at  10:00amET March 13, 2012

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for one hour with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
• Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. At 12:00pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to S.1813:

• DeMint #1756 (State discretionary authority);
• Bingaman #1759 (privatized highways)
• Following the vote in relation to the Bingaman amendment, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
• At 2:15pm, there will be up to 21 roll call votes in relation to the following:

• Roberts #1826, side-by-side to Stabenow #1812, as modified (Energy Tax Extenders) (60-vote threshold);
• Stabenow #1812, as modified (Energy Tax Extenders) (60-vote threshold);
• DeMint #1589 (repeal of energy tax subsidies) (60-vote threshold)
• Menendez-Burr #1782 (Natural Gas) (60-vote threshold);
• Coats #1517 (Apportionment formula);
• Brown(OH) #1819 (Buy America);
• Blunt #1540 (Off system bridges);
• Merkley #1814 (Farm vehicle exemptions);
• Portman #1736 (gas tax flexibility);
• Klobuchar #1617 (Ag transportation);
• Corker #1785 (discretionary spending cap adjustment)
• Shaheen #1678 (small bus systems);
• Portman #1742 (rest areas);
• Corker #1810 (limitation on expenditures);
• Carper #1670 (tolls);
• Hutchison #1568 (tolls);
• McCain #1669 (Grand Canyon – noise abatement), as modified with the changes at the desk;
• Alexander #1779 (over-flights of national parks).
• Boxer #1816 (SoS emergency exemptions);
• Paul #1556 (emergency exemptions);
• Passage of S.1813, as amended.
• During Monday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the following Executive Calendar items in the following order:

• Cal.#408, Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of WV;
• Cal.#441, David Nuffer, of Utah, to be US District Judge for the District of UT;
• Cal.#461, Michael Walter Fitzgerald, of California, to be US District Judge for the Central District of CA;
• Cal.#462, Ronnie Abrams, of New York, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of NY;
• Cal.#463, Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia, to be US District Judge for the District of Columbia;
• Cal.#464, Miranda Du, of Nevada, to be US District Judge for the District of NV;
• Cal.#497, Susie Morgan, of Louisiana, to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of LA;
• Cal.#509, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be US District Judge for the Southern District of TX;
• Cal.#510, David Campos Guaderrama, of Texas, to be US District Judge for the Western District of TX;
• Cal.#528, Brian C. Wimes, of Missouri, to be US District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of MO;
• Cal.#568, Kristine Gerhard Baker, of Arkansas ,to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of AR;
• Cal.#569, John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of IL;
• Cal.#570, George Levi Russell, III, of Maryland, to be US District Judge for the District of Maryland;
• Cal.#571, John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of IL;
• Cal.#610, Jeffrey J. Helmick, of Ohio, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of OH;
• Cal.#612, Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina, to be US District Judge for the District of SC; and
• Cal.#613, Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be US District Judge for the District of MA.

Under the rule, the first cloture vote would occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

At 12:00pm today, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill:

- DeMint #1756 (State discretionary authority);

- Bingaman #1759 (privatized highways)

Following the vote in relation to the Bingaman amendment, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

At 2:15pm, there will be up to 21 roll call votes in relation to the following:

- Roberts #1826, side-by-side to Stabenow #1812, as modified (ANWR, Keystone, etc) (60-vote threshold);

- Stabenow #1812, as modified (Energy Tax Extenders) (60-vote threshold);

- DeMint #1589 (repeal of energy tax subsidies) (60-vote threshold)

- Menendez-Burr #1782 (Natural Gas) (60-vote threshold);

- Coats #1517 (Apportionment formula);

- Brown(OH) #1819 (Buy America);

- Blunt #1540 (Off system bridges);

- Merkley #1814 (Farm vehicle exemptions);

- Portman #1736 (gas tax flexibility);

- Klobuchar #1617 (Ag transportation);

- Corker #1785 (discretionary spending cap adjustment)

- Shaheen #1678 (small bus systems);

- Portman #1742 (rest areas);

- Corker #1810 (limitation on expenditures);

- Carper #1670 (tolls);

- Hutchison #1568 (tolls);

- McCain #1669 (Grand Canyon – noise abatement), as modified with the changes at the desk;

- Alexander #1779 (over-flights of national parks).

- Boxer #1816 (SoS emergency exemptions);

- Paul #1556 (emergency exemptions);

- Passage of S.1813, as amended.

This morning Senator Reid asked that immediately following disposition of H.R. 3606, an act to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies, the Senate proceed to Executive Session and votes on confirmation of the district court nominations listed below. Senator McConnell objected to the Leader’s request.

Cal.#408, Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia;

Cal.#441, David Nuffer, of Utah;

Cal.#461, Michael Walter Fitzgerald, of California;

Cal.#462, Ronnie Abrams, of New York;

Cal.#463, Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia;

Cal.#464, Miranda Du, of Nevada;

Cal.#497, Susie Morgan, of Louisiana;

Cal.#509, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas;

Cal.#510, David Campos Guaderrama, of Texas;

Cal.#528, Brian C. Wimes, of Missouri;

Cal.#568, Kristine Gerhard Baker, of Arkansas;

Cal.#569, John Z. Lee, of Illinois;

Cal.#570, George Levi Russell, III, of Maryland;

Cal.#571, John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois;

Cal.#610, Jeffrey J. Helmick, of Ohio;

Cal.#612, Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina; and

Cal.#613, Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts

12:03pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the DeMint amendment #1589 (state discretionary authority); Not Agreed to: 30-67

12:30pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Bingaman amendment #1759 (privatized highways) Agreed To: 50-47

2:20pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Roberts amendment #1826, as modified (ANWR, Keystone, etc) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 41-57

All votes after this vote will be 10 minutes in duration. There will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each subsequent vote. Senators are encouraged to remain on or near the floor during this series of votes.

2:50pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Stabenow amendment #1812, as modified (Energy Tax Extenders) Not Agreed To: 49-49

3:09pm The Senate began a roll call vote on DeMint amendment #1589 (repeal energy tax credits); Not Agreed To: 26-72

3:28pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Menendez amendment #1782 (Natural Gas); Not Agreed to: 51-47

3:48 pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Coats amendment #1517 (apportionment formula); Not Agreed to: 28-70

The following amendments are pending to S.1813, the Surface Transportation Act:

• McCain amendment #1669, as modified (Grand Canyon noise abatement)
• Corker amendment #1785 (discretionary spending cap adjustment)
• Corker amendment #1810 (limitation on expenditures)
• Portman amendment #1742 (rest areas)
• Alexander amendment #1779 (over-flights of national parks)

The following amendments have been considered to S.1813, the Surface Transportation Act:

• Johnson-Shelby #1515 (banking title); withdrawn
• Reid amendment #1633 (Banking, Finance and Commerce titles); withdrawn
• Reid amendment #1634 (date change); withdrawn
• Reid motion to commit with instructions (date change); withdrawn
• Reid amendment #1636 to the motion to commit (date change); withdrawn
• Reid amendment #1637 to #1636 (date change); withdrawn
• Blunt amendment #1520 (moral objections to health care services); Tabled: 51-48
• Reid amendment #1730 (Banking, Finance and Commerce titles); withdrawn
• Reid amendment #1761; Agreed to by UC
• Vitter amendment #1535 (OCS) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 44-54
• Baucus amendment #1825 (Rural Schools) (60-vote threshold); Agreed To: 82-16
• Collins amendment #1660 (Boiler MACT) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 52-46
• Coburn amendment #1738 (OMB/Duplicative Programs) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 52-46
• Nelson(FL) amendment #1822 (RESTORE) (60-vote threshold); Agreed To: 76-22
• Wyden amendment #1817 (Keystone Pipeline) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 33-65
• Hoeven amendment #1537 (Keystone Pipeline) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 56-42
• Levin amendment #1818 (offshore tax havens); Agreed to by voice vote
• DeMint amendment #1756 (state discretionary authority); Not Agreed To: 30-67
• Bingaman amendment #1759 (privatized highways); Agreed To: 50-47
• Roberts amendment #1826 (ANWAR,Keystone, etc.) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 41-57
• Stabenow amendment #1812 (energy tax extenders) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 49-49
• DeMint amendment #1589 (repeal of energy tax subsidies) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 26-72
• Menendez-Burr amendment #1782 (natural gas) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 51-47
• Coats amendment #1517 (Apportionment formula); Not Agreed To: 28-70
• Brown(OH) amendment #1819 (Buy America); Agreed to by Voice Vote
• Blunt amendment #1540 (Off system bridges); Agreed to by Voice Vote
• Klobuchar amendment #1617 (Ag transportation); Agreed to by Voice Vote
• Portman amendment #1736 (gas tax flexibility); Not Agreed to: 30-68
• • Corker amendment #1785, as modified (discretionary spending cap adjustment); Fell when the Budget Act was Not Waived: 40-58
  • Portman amendment #1742 (rest areas); Not Agreed to: 12-86

By consent, the Shaheen amendment #1678 (small bus system) will be considered following the Paul amendment #1556.

The managers’ package was agreed to. The Shaheen amendment #1678 (small bus systems) was included in the managers package and will not require a roll call vote. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.

WRAP UP FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012

ROLL CALL VOTES

1. Roberts amendment #1826 (ANWAR,Keystone, etc.) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 41-57
2. Stabenow amendment #1812 (energy tax extenders) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 49-49
3. DeMint amendment #1589 (repeal of energy tax subsidies) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 26-72
4. Menendez-Burr amendment #1782 (natural gas) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 51-47
5. Coats amendment #1517 (Apportionment formula); Not Agreed To: 28-70
6. Portman amendment #1736 (gas tax flexibility); Not Agreed To: 30-68
7. Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Corker amendment #1810, as modified (limitation on expenditures) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 40-58
8. Portman amendment #1742 (rest areas); Not Agreed To: 12-86

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (Republican request)

Completed the Rule 14 process of S.2186, to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities. (DeMint)

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

There will be no roll call votes on Monday, March 19. 2012

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The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on March 13, 2012.

CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 13, 2012

 112TH CONGRESS – SECOND SESSION

 . -The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on March 16, 2012.10:02:56 A.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 March 12, 2012 at 10:11 a.m. stating that that body had agreed to S. Res. 390.10:02:19 A.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.10:02:06 A.M. -The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.10:00:45 A.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.10:00:38 A.M. -The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas J. Rooney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.10:00:26 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.