Taxes and Spending

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CBO Projects Continued Obama Budget Pain

The Congressional Budget Office released its 2012 Budget and Economic Outlook with a new budget baseline and economic forecasts. The U.S. will record a deficit of more than $1 trillion for every year of Obama’s first term. Read More

Energy

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Obama’s Energy Plan = Spend, Shut Down & Spin

The American people cannot afford for the White House to double down on energy projects that have cost hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and thousands of jobs across the country. Read More

Economy

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Small Business to Obama: Get Out of the Way

Despite President Obama’s rhetoric, a new survey of small businesses found that overwhelming majorities of the people who know the most about creating jobs think that the policies coming out of his Administration are hurting, not helping. Read More

Energy

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Obama Acts in Political Interest over National Interest

The $7 billion Keystone XL project was the single largest shovel-ready infrastructure project in the United States and would have strengthened American energy security while creating thousands of new jobs. Read More
Vote Tally: Agreed to by voice vote: Reid (for Lieberman) amdt. #1482 (technical correction); Not Agreed to, 37-61: Paul amdt. #1484 (certification requirement); Not Agreed to, 48-51 (60 votes req'd): Paul amdt. #1487 (limit Executive Branch employees' involvement in matters of financial interest); Agreed to, 81-18: Lieberman amdt. #1511 (apply disclosure provisions to some Executive Branch employees); Agreed to, 58-41: Shelby amdt. #1491, as modified (apply bill to Executive Branch and independent agencies); Agreed to by voice vote: Boxer/Isakson amdt. #1489, as modified (disclosure of mortgage terms), Portman amdt. #1505 (political intelligence), Enzi amdt. #1510 (widely-held investment funds), and Blumenthal/Kirk amdt. #1498 (no retirement benefits for a Member of Congress if convicted of certain crimes); Not Agreed to, 40-59 (60 votes required): Toomey/ McCaskill amdt. #1472 (Earmark Elimination Act); Not Agreed to, 26-73 (60 votes required): Inhofe amdt. #1500 (prohibit unauthorized earmarks); Agreed to by voice vote: McCain amdt. #1471 (no bonuses for Fannie/Freddie senior executives) and Leahy/Cornyn amdt. #1483 (public corruption); Not Agreed to, 60-39 (2/3 majority required): Coburn #1473 (prevent duplicative and overlapping government programs); Not Agreed to, 24-75 (60 votes required): DeMint amdt. #1488 (sense of Senate re: term limits); Agreed to, 60-39 (60 votes required): Grassley amdt. #1493 (political intelligence activities); Not Agreed to, 26-73 (60 votes required): Brown (OH)/ Merkley amdt. #1481 (divesting stock), as modified

Senate Floor Proceedings

*The Senate is in Morning Business, with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each.

Senate Schedule

Feb 2 2012

2:00 p.m.
Morning Business until 3:00 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each

3:00 p.m.
Begin consideration of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization bill, for 2 ½ hours of debate, equally divided

5:30 p.m.
VOTE on passage of the Conference Report (60 votes required)

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