Today in Congress

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Democratic Whip:

THE NIGHTLY WHIP: THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

TOMORROW?S OUTLOOK
On Friday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. legislative business.

Last votes:???

?One Minutes? (5 per side)

H.J.Res. 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (Rep. Walden ? Energy and Commerce)

In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:

Convenes: 11am

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 4pm for debate only with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees and that any time spent in quorum call be equally divided.

We are hopeful we will reach an agreement on the budget tomorrow. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled.

Nyah, nyah! You're not on recess! You're not on recess!

The flights have all been canceled. The shutdown still looms, so there's work to be done. Or mocked, in the case of the Republicans. So here we are, working to destroy net neutrality with the "Make the Internet Cost More Act."

The Senate, at least, is being up front about the fact that they're not doing anything constructive while they wait for a government funding deal to be committed to paper.

But seriously, that's all we're doing at this point. Waiting for a spending deal, or a shutdown. So... we wait. No committee meetings. No jobs bills. No nothing. We just... wait. While Senate Democrats try to figure out how to "compromise" with a Republican party that takes every agreement as a sign that it's time to move the goalposts. And over what? It's not the money. The sticking point is the policy riders. Republicans want to use the bill as a vehicle for jamming in every wish list item they've ever thought of in the last twenty years. And if Democrats agree, they'll just think of more anyway. So what's the point?

Still waiting on that spate of "trying to do too much, too soon articles" we saw about Obama's first year. Looks like we've all got a lot of waiting to do.

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