Do you have 44 seconds to spare?
We’ve been watching it all day in the office and trust us — you’re
going to want to pass this one along to your friends who don’t mind a
good swipe at the Tea Party.
From Big Oil subsidies to bonuses for bigwigs, the GOP has stuffed some
extra special goodies in the stockings of corporations and the
ultra-wealthy this year, while giving the rest of us a lump of coal. And
don’t get us started on Republicans’ idea of outreach to women.
DCCC Video
a repost from 7/30/13
What the Affordable Care Act Really Means for Job Growth
The White House released a new analysis of the relationship between the Affordable Care Act and job growth in the form of an animated GIF.
As ACA Implementation Continues, Consumer Health Care Cost Growth Has Slowed
Prices for personal consumption expenditures (PCE) on health care goods and services rose just 1.1 percent over the twelve months ending in May 2013, the slowest rate of increase in nearly 50 years.
How Immigration Reform Will Benefit Farmers and Rural Communities
The White House released a new report detailing the important benefits provided by the bipartisan Senate immigration reform bill for the domestic agriculture sector, its workforce, and rural American communities.
President Obama, Congressional Democrats, and House Republicans all have proposed changes to Affordable Care Act to address concerns over dropped policies, but not all of these so-called fixes are created equal.
While the Democratic plans seek changes to actually address the concerns, the Republican plan passed by the House of Representatives today is actually a Trojan Horse meant to destroy Obamacare and put insurance companies back in charge once and for all. In fact, Speaker Boehner (R-OH) explained that it was a “targeted strike” on the law and just one more step on the road to repeal.
(The road to repeal seems to be neverending, as the House has now voted at least 46 times to repeal Obamacare and yet it’s still the law of the land.)
House Republicans further betrayed their true motivations today when they used procedural tricks to block a vote on a Democratic plan to allow insurers to keep offering cancelled plans, expand oversight of rate hikes, and require insurers to notify consumers of alternatives to their sub-standard plans.
The GOP’s reason for blocking a vote on the bill? They said it had too manyprovisions protecting consumers from insurance companies and abusive rate hikes.Seriously.
Here’s a chart breaking down the differences between the main proposals out there to address concerns about insurers dropping sub-standard insurance plans:
BOTTOM LINE: Democrats are interested in making Obamacare work. Republicans are only interested in making it go away.
We defied some pretty big trends in this past election:
At one point or another, the cynics and the pundits looked at all of those races, pointed to the history, and said Democrats didn’t have much of a chance. But because supporters like you stepped up, we proved them wrong.
So when people tell you that Democrats can’t take back the 17 seats that we need to win back the House, don’t get mad — get to work and prove them wrong, as well.
Chip in $3 or more and let’s go elect a Democratic House.
If you look at Tuesday’s exit polls from Virginia — a swing state — you see an electorate that looked a lot like the one that showed up to vote for President Obama in 2012. A lot of pundits were saying that would never happen, too.
Recent polling shows Democrats up in 48 congressional races that we need to win 17 of in order to take back the House. If we can do across the country what we did in Virginia — get our Democratic coalition to show up on Election Day — we could be in for a good night next November.
But that won’t happen unless we stand together to put winning plans into action.
Chip in $3 or more to help Democrats seize this moment and invest in talent, tools, and candidates who are going to keep this momentum going:
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Thanks,
Mo
Mo Elleithee
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act.
During Wednesday’s session of the Senate cloture was filed on S.815. As a result, the first degree amendment filing deadline is 10:30am and the 2nd degree amendment filing deadline is 11:30am.
At 11:45am, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:
– Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption) (60-vote threshold) and
(the committee-reported substitute amendment will be agreed to by unanimous consent)
– Motion to invoke cloture on S.815, ENDA, as amended If cloture is invoked, there will be a 3rd roll call vote at 1:45pm on passage of S.815, ENDA, as amended.
11:52am The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption);
Not Agreed To: 43-55
Next votes:
Immediately following Toomey vote:
– Cloture on S.815, ENDA, as amended.
1:45pm:
– Passage of S.815, ENDA, as amended
12:21pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.815, ENDA, as amended
Invoked: 64-34
2014 Senate Calendar – 113th Congress, Second Session
Convene – January 6, 2014
January 20 – 24 State Work Period (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday January 20)
February 17 – 21 State Work Period (Presidents’ Day February 17)
March 17-21 State Work Period
April 14 – 25 State Work Period (Passover begins April 15; Good Friday April 18; Easter April 20)
May 26 – May 30 State Work Period (Memorial Day May 26)
June 30 – July 4 State Work Period (Independence Day July 4)
August 4 – September 5 State Work Period (Labor Day September1)
Target adjournment – TBD
At 1:50pm, the Senate began a roll call vote on passage of S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, as amended.
Passed: 64-32
Prior to adjourning today, Senator Reid filed cloture on Executive Calendar #346, the nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; and on the motion to proceed to Calendar #236, H.R.3204, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human drug compounding and drug supply chain security.
By consent, the cloture vote on the Pillard nomination will occur at 5:30pm on Tuesday, November 12. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate would proceed immediately to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R.3204, Drug Quality and Security Act. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R.3204 would occur upon disposition of the nomination.
WRAP UP
ROLL CALL VOTES
1) Toomey amendment #2013 (broadens the number of groups covered under the religious exemption); Not Agreed To: 43-55
2) Motion to invoke cloture on S.815, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, as amended; Invoked: 64-34
3) Passage of S.815, ENDA, as amended; Passed: 64-32
Additional LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
Discharged Foreign Relations and adopted S.Res.280, recognizing the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the Vietnam War and expressing renewed support for United States veterans of that conflict.
Began the Rule 14 process of S.1661, to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began September 11, 2012.
No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
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Last Floor Action:
5:11:55 P.M. – The House adjourned
pursuant to a previous special order.
The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00
a.m. on November 12, 2013, unless the House receives a message from the Senate
transmitting its adoption of H. Con. Res. 62, in which case the House shall
stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.
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