Monthly Archives: June 2010
Nominations Confirmed: June 30
Senators have unanimously confirmed the following nominees to serve in President Obama’s Administration: Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2010 Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to … Continue reading
Filed under Nominations, White House
Senate Extends Homebuyer Tax Credit, Flood Insurance
Senators have unanimously passed the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (H.R. 5623) to “extend the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with … Continue reading
Filed under Flood Insurance, Housing, Taxes
Senate Defeats Cloture Motion on Unemployment/Homebuyer Tax Bill
Senators have defeated a procedural (cloture) motion to limit debate on a new Senate version of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213) by a vote of 58-38. Sixty votes were needed to adopt the motion. Senator … Continue reading
Filed under Housing, Taxes, Unemployment
C-SPAN Cameras Unlikely for Byrd Floor Ceremony
C-SPAN Senate cameras “will be dark on Thursday during a six-hour memorial for the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), multiple Senate sources said Wednesday, despite the fact that it will be the first time a senator will lie in … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Rules & Traditions
Supreme Court: Kagan Completes Public Questioning
The Senate Judiciary Committee “completed its public questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Wednesday afternoon,” CNN reports. The panel now will hold a private session with Kagan on classified information, and then hear from witnesses for and against … Continue reading
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Congress in Your Pocket
