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REMINDER - pd:

November 19, 2007 Editor's Note: The Senate is in pro forma sessions until Monday, December 3. The House is in recess until Tuesday, December 4. Recent Senate Votes Improving Head Start Act - Vote Agreed to (95-0, 5 Not Voting) The Senate unanimously passed this bill boosting funding for the Head Start program. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Rejected (53-45, 2 Not Voting) Before embarking on its Thanksgiving recess, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on this bill that would provide $50 billion of funding for the War in Iraq while setting a troop withdrawal plan. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES Recent House Votes Improving Head Start Act - Vote Passed (381-36, 15 Not Voting) This House bill boosts funding for the Head Start program. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES Conference Report on Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY2008 - Vote Passed (270-147, 15 Not Voting) On Wednesday the House passed this $51.2 billion bill to fund the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the 2008 fiscal year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (218-203, 1 Present, 11 Not Voting) The House approved legislation to grant the Department of Defense four months worth of emergency funding for the War in Iraq, under the condition that troop redeployment begins 30 days following the bills enactment. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Vote Passed (291-127, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would reform consumer mortgage practices. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act - Vote Passed (227-189, 16 Not Voting) This House bill would update the intelligence surveillance bill passed earlier this year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting Overriding the Veto of the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Failed (277-141, 15 Not Voting) The House failed to override the veto of this $150.7 billion bill that would fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting

November 12, 2007 Recent Senate Votes Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act - Vote Passed (79-14, 7 Not Voting) The Senate voted to override the Presidents veto of the Water Resources Development Act. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey of New York to be Attorney General - Vote Confirmed (53-40, 7 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed former federal judge Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES Sen. Sherrod Brown voted NO Recent House Votes Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act - Vote Passed (361-54, 17 Not Voting) The House voted on Tuesday to override President Bushs veto of the Water Resources Development Act. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Vote Passed (235-184, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would bar employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against potential workers based on their real or supposed sexual orientation. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement - Vote Passed (285-132, 16 Not Voting) This bill is intended to strengthen trade ties with Peru. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO Defense Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (400-15, 17 Not Voting) The House overwhelmingly passed the conference report for this $471 billion bill funding the Department of Defense for the 2008 fiscal year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (274-141, 17 Not Voting) With this vote the House sent the appropriations bill funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to the Presidents desk. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (216-193, 24 Not Voting) The House passed this bill to provide tax relief for the 2007 filing year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES

While looking for my next employer, I found this:

Reminder:

cleveland.com:

Tipoff:

Good follow-up, Oldmanladyluck. Let us know if you get a response (unlikely). In other (better) EC news - Tipoff:

For the record, here's the blurb. Tipoff:

He won! 51 to 43. He appeared more nervous on this episode then he did in the the NIC. But he did loosen up a bit toward the end.

BTW, How is the show doing?

Almost all of the orange barrels are gone this morning between the Innerbelt East 18th and and 30th Streets. Looks good!

pd:

What about black velvet Doc Martins.... Oh, wait... I already have a pair of those.

Exactly!

pd:

I'm guessing his restaurants are booked solid for the evenings, eh?

November 5, 2007 Recent Senate Votes Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (70-22, 8 Not Voting) In a bipartisan effort, the Senate passed this $11.4 billion bill reauthorizing Amtrak for six years. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act - Vote Passed (64-30, 6 Not Voting) The Senate passed a new bill to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES Recent House Votes Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Vote Passed (334-80, 18 Not Voting) This House bill is intended to update the government’s contracting programs targeting veteran and minority owned businesses. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting Trade and Globalization Assistance Act - Vote Passed (264-157, 11 Not Voting) On Wednesday the House passed this bill that reauthorizes and expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act - Vote Passed (244-166, 22 Not Voting) This House bill would overhaul environmental standards applied to mining, finance abandoned mine site clean-up, and charge royalties for hardrock mines located on federal lands. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES

Inhaitat:

Not specifically Cleveland, but good news for Ohio. Toledo Blade:

Crain's:

pd:

Its that time again:

And back... going uphill... in both directions.