http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57610598/partisan-senate-battles-to-take-center-stage-this-week/
With the House of Representatives out of town all week, all eyes in Washington will be on the Senate, where several high-profile issues will likely divide the chamber on party lines.On Monday, the Senate is set to take up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. It comes near the end of a year that has already seen major progress for the supporters of same-sex rights, with two Supreme Court decisions that affirmed the legalization of same-sex marriage in California and barred the federal government from denying benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married.The legislation's success hinges on whether the bill's cosponsors can pick up a handful of Republican votes to prevent a potential filibuster on the legislation. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., are cosponsors of the bill, and two more - Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah and Lisa Murkowski,R-Alaska - voted for it during the committee process over the summer. A few other Republicans could sign on, but the bill is not expected to get a major bipartisan vote.
my first thought why is there a discussion to be had in gov't about non discrimination by virtue of itself implies there is or potential to be discrimination in the workplace what year is this, and hasn't there been laws passed addressing this?
why is congress taking another break, 239 planned days out of 365 days that's 126 working days that they will spend trying to kill your health care block your jobs bill, trash Pres. and virtually do nothing but laugh and smoke Cubans, living break week to break week, while millions live paycheck to paycheck or starve to death because they took their food stamp allotment.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., threatened last week to block Yellen's confirmation unless Reid agreed to hold a vote on his legislation to audit the Fed, though he admitted in an interview on Bloomberg TV Friday that "in all likelihood," Yellen would still be confirmed.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has said he would hold up all of the president's nominees until Congress is allowed to interview survivors from the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
this is old news that they won't drop in their ongoing drive to sink this admin, Paul is teling you he intends to waste your money again on a useless attempt to block your elected leader from leading then try and blame him for their obstruction, getting tired yet?
