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Senate
committee begins consideration of Baucus health proposal
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 11:04 AM ET
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said he will focus
on health care costs.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max
Baucus said Tuesday he will focus on health care costs as he
offers changes to the compromise health care proposal he unveiled
last week.
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Obama
prods Israel, Palestinians to restart talks
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 03:53 PM ET
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday prodded Israel and the
Palestinian Authority to get moving on talks aimed at a permanent
resolution of their decades-old conflict.
NEW YORK (CNN) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday
prodded Israel and the Palestinian Authority to get moving on
talks aimed at a permanent resolution of their decades-old conflict.
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VIDEO:
Ned Helme, Center for Clean Air Policy, President
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Ned Helme joins us for a discussion on climate change efforts
as the G20 & United Nations meetings take up the issue this
week. Mr. Helme also talks about the role of China in this week’s
talks as well as the Copenhagen negotiations scheduled to take
place in December.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Today at 7:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Homeland Security Cmte. Hearing on Preparation for WMD
Attacks
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) chaired a Senate Homeland Security
Committee hearing on legislation aimed at preventing the spread
of weapons of mass destruction. Witnesses included two former
senators who lead the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons
of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
Length: 1 hr. 57 min.
Published: Today at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
House Judiciary Subcmte. Hearing on Patriot Act Reauthorization
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) chaired a House Judiciary Constitution,
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Subcommittee hearing to explore
the overall utility of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Act. The hearing specifically looked into
the shortcomings and excesses of certain overreaching provisions
within the Acts and considered whether to modify or dispense
with those provisions.
Length: 20 hr. 20 min.
Published: Today at 11am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing Sept 22 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Spokesman Ian Kelly conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 31 min.
Published: Today at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Middle East Envoy George Mitchell Press Conference
from C-SPAN Recent Video
American Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell conducted
a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York to
discuss the ongoing peace process between Israel and Palestine.
Length: 21 min.
Published: Today at 2:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
2009 Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations
from C-SPAN Recent Video
China, the leading producer of greenhouse gases, announced new
carbon-reduction policies at the 2009 Summit on Climate Change,
convening in New York City. On the eve of the U.N. General Assembly
meeting, this summit is preparing the way for the Dec. 7 meeting
on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen,
Denmark.
Length: 2 hr. 16 min.
Published: Today at 9am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Meets with Israeli, Palestinian Leaders In NYC
from C-SPAN Recent Video
In New York, Pres. Obama met separately with Israeli Prime Min.
Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Pres. Abbas, and then convened
a three-way summit with both men. In remarks, President Obama
said that, "it is time to move forward" on peace in
the middle east.
Length: 5 min.
Published: Today at 12:30pm (ET)
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FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
23, 2009
House Meets At… First Vote Predicted… Last Vote Predicted…
10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business 1:00 –
2:00 p.m. 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
“One Minutes” (15 per side)
Suspensions (14 Bills)
S.
1677 - Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009 (Sen.
Dodd – Financial Services)
H.R.
3614 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (Rep. Velazquez – Small Business)
H.Res.
733 - Expressing condolences to the people and government
of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the aftermath of the devastating
typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island
on August 8, 2009 (Rep. Gingrey - Foreign Affairs)
H.R.
3593 - To amend the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation of Radio Free
Asia (Rep. Royce - Foreign Affairs)
H.Con.Res.
178 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that we honor,
commemorate and celebrate the historic ties of the United States
and the Netherlands by recognizing the Quadricentennial celebration
of the discovery of the Hudson River and the settlement and enduring
values of New Netherland which permeate American society up until
today (Rep. Van Hollen - Foreign Affairs)
H.R.
2131 - To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy (Rep. Watson - Foreign Affairs)
H.Con.Res.
74 - Supporting the goals and ideals of a decade of action
for road safety with a global target to reduce by 50 percent
the predicted increase in global road deaths between 2010 and
2020 (Rep. Wexler - Foreign Affairs)
H.Res.
491 - Encouraging each institution of higher education in
the country to seek membership in the Service members Opportunity
Colleges (SOC) Consortium (Rep. Adler - Education and Labor)
H.Res.
684 - Recognizing and honoring Howard University School of
Law's 140-year legacy of social justice and its continued commitment
to the training of capable and compassionate legal practitioners
and scholars (Rep. Kilpatrick - Education and Labor)
H.Res.
696 - Acknowledging and congratulating Western Wyoming Community
College in Southwest Wyoming on the occasion of its 50th anniversary
of service to the students and citizens of the State of Wyoming
(Rep. Lummis - Education and Labor)
H.Res.
455 - Congratulating the Wichita State University men's and
women's bowling teams for winning the 2009 United States Bowling
Congress Intercollegiate Bowling National Championship (Rep.
Tiahrt - Education and Labor)
H.R.
3607 - Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension
Act (Rep. Oberstar – Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.R.
3617 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 (Rep.
Oberstar – Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.Res. __ - Expressing condolences to the families of the individuals
killed during storms and floods in the State of Georgia between
September 18 and 21, 2009, and expressing gratitude to all of
the emergency personnel who continue to work with unyielding
determination to meet the needs of Georgia’s residents (Rep.
Lewis (GA) – Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.R.
324 - Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act (Rep.
Grijalva – Natural Resources) (Subject to a Rule)
Postponed Suspension Votes (2 Bills)
H.R.
2215 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan,
as the "John J. Shivnen Post Office Building" (Rep.
McCotter - Oversight and Government Reform)
H.Con.Res.
163 - Expressing support for designation of September 23,
2009, as "National Job Corps Day" (Rep. Moran (KS)
- Oversight and Government Reform)
* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
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