Empty chairs and empty tables in the US Senate this morning.
9:15am: Still awaiting for the Senator scheduled to gavel in today's 9am pro forma session. No votes are scheduled today during the Senate's 2-week break over the July 4th holiday.
9:45am Awaiting Kaine.
9:55am: Kaine arrives
9:59am: Senator Kaine (D-VA) gavels in Senate's 9am pro forma session.
10am: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) gaveled out the Senate's brief pro forma session, delayed for an hour this morning until he arrived. Senate next returns for votes after its 2-week break during July 4th holiday on Monday, July 12th.
Why the Senate's pro forma session started an hour late this morning with Kaine presiding.
House Budget Chair Arrington (R-TX) at Rules Cmte this morning ahead of today’s planned House vote on the Senate changes to the 2025 GOP budget plan: “The House budget is superior to this resolution.” c-span.org/event/house-co…
Rules Cmte Ranking Member McGovern called for the cmte to adjourn its meeting on the revised 2025 GOP budget resolution. Failed 4-8 along party lines.
Roy (R-TX) at House Rules Cmte on Senate changes to the 2025 GOP budget plan: "While I will vote for the rule out of respect for the chairwoman and the process, I will not vote for this bill because it is not responsible."
House Office Buildings Superintendent Joe Yates begins the new member office lottery: "This is the main event...I would like to congratulate you on your win and welcome you to the 119th Congressional suite selection. It's awesome."
Rep.-Elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) picks 13. "Lucky number 13" House Office Buildings Superintendent Joe Yates says.
Memorial Service for Ethel Kennedy is being held today at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in DC.Eulogies will be delivered by President Biden, fmr Presidents Obama & Clinton,fmr Speaker Pelosi,MLK III & her children.@cspan,online & cspan now app c-span.org/video/?539264-…
46, 44 and 42 with Nancy and Paul Pelosi at the memorial service for Ethel Kennedy today.
Surprise performance by Sting at the memorial service for Ethel Kennedy.
House passed legislation reauthorizing state grants for traumatic brain injury projects for 5yrs by voice vote. It's one of the last bills by the late Rep Bill Pascrell Jr (D-NJ) before he died last month.Bill names National Program for TBI Surveillance & Registries in his honor.
Pallone on Pascrell: “Before I talk about the importance of the bill, I want to take a moment to talk about our dear friend and colleague, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr., who served here in this House for 27 years.”
Pallone on Pascrell: “He truly was the first son of Paterson and left an indelible mark on north Jersey throughout his public service career as a mayor, a public
schoolteacher, an assemblyman, and a Congressman.”
204-210:House defeated FL GOP Rep. Luna's inherent contempt resolution to fine Attorney General Garland $10,000 a day for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide Special Counsel Hur’s audiotapes of President Biden's interview.4Rs voted No: Duarte, Joyce, McClintock & Turner.
12 House Republicans and 7 Democrats missed the full House vote on Florida GOP Rep. Luna's inherent contempt resolution against AG Garland.
Rep. Luna (R-FL) on today's House vote defeating her inherent contempt resolution and 2025 legislative branch spending bill.