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Day December 20, 2012

Statement By Reid Spokesman

Washington, D.C. – Adam Jentleson, spokesman for Nevada Senator Harry Reid, released the following statement tonight: “It is now clear that to protect the middle class from the fiscal cliff, Speaker Boehner must allow a bill to pass with a combination of Democratic and Republican votes. Speaker Boehner’s partisan approach wasted an entire week and…

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Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, December 20, 2012

No ROLL CALL VOTES   LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Adopted H.J.Res.122, a joint resolution establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 (moves the date for counting from Sunday, January 6th to Friday, January 4th).   Passed H.R.443, to provide for the conveyance…

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NDAA Agreement

The Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 2013; that there be up to an hour of debate equally divided between…

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Agreement on Brann, Mannion and Tigar nominations

The Senate has reached an agreement that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:   Executive Calendar # 834, 835, 877   that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form;…

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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, December 20, 2012

Convenes: 11:00am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1, the legislative vehicle for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. During Wednesday’s session, cloture was filed on the Reid substitute amendment #3395 and on H.R1.  The filing deadline for all first degree amendments is 1:00pm on Thursday.  We will continue to work on…

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