The House was not in session yesterday. Well, they held a pro forma session at which they declared their intention not to convene a real session, and that they would not be convening for that purpose until today, at a time that would be too late to allow the President to speak to them. But other than that, nothing.
The Senate moved quickly through its agenda for the day, overwhelmingly approving an appeals court judge by a vote of 96-2 (after keeping her waiting nine months), and agreeing to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the patent reform bill by a vote of 93-5. Basically, Jim DeMint (R-SC) was holding his breath and stomping his feet all day, voting-wise, joined by the usual suspects.
Looking ahead to today:
The House convenes today at 2pm, with votes postponed until 6:30. What exciting challenges await, that are taking precedence over President Obama's speech? A resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the DC Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, a bill permitting the presentation of an American flag at the funeral of civilian federal employees killed in connection with their official duties, and a tariff bill, specifically the extension of the Generalized System of Preferences. All to be considered under suspension of the rules.
Yowza.
In the Senate, the five jerk-ass Republicans who held out in the face of the other 93 who voted for cloture yesterday are actually going to make them run out the post-cloture clock. So that's how even Senators who get trounced in their failed filibuster attempts can still waste a whole Senate day, even after getting their asses kicked.
What does that mean for what the Senate will be doing today? It means they won't be doing $#*t.
Well, what they'll actually do with the time is debate the patent reform bill as though it were really on the floor, even though technically it isn't, and won't be until Wednesday?in fact, they'll still have to vote on the actual motion to proceed itself on Wednesday?thanks to the jerky jerks who lost the vote but wouldn't give the hell up already and let people do their damn work.
Nothing wrong with the Senate, though! Nope!
Today's floor and committee schedules appear below the fold.
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