Tuesday, February 12, 2013

For 2305: A look at the House and Senate schedules for today

To increase our familiarity with procedures in the House and Senate, we'll walk through the schedules of each institution, each is available on line.

Click here for the House schedule, and here for the Senate schedule - look on the right hand column. NYT's Inside Congress makes the search somewhat easy.

Here's a quick look at some of the major issues currently being considered by Congress.

- The Sequester.

- The Senate Armed Services Committee will vote on the nomination of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary.

- The Senate Finance Committee will be considering the nomination of Jacob Lew to the the next Treasury Secretary.