THE DAILY WHIP: MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015

Daily Leader

For Immediate Release:

2015-03-02T00:00:00

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House Meets At:	First Vote Predicted:	Last Vote Predicted:
12:00 p.m.: Morning Hour 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business Unlimited “One Minutes”	6:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.

**Following one minute speeches, the House is expected to recess until approximately 5:00 p.m. At that time, the House will reconvene and consider the two bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Suspensions (2 bills)

H.R. 294– Long-Term Care Veteran Choice Act, as amended (Rep. Miller (FL) – Veterans’ Affairs)
H.R. 280 – To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affair, as amended (Rep. Miller (FL) – Veterans’ Affairs)

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Tuesday, March 3: The House will meet at 9:30 a.m. for legislative business and recess immediately. The House will reconvene at approximately 10:45 a.m. for a Joint Meeting of Congress to receive His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Following the Joint Meeting, the House is expected to consider H.R. 749 – Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (Rep. Shuster – Transportation and Infrastructure) (Subject to a Rule).

The Daily Quote
“Centrist Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), who serves on the Appropriations subcommittee focused on Homeland Security, said the one-week stopgap will give the House time to take up a longer-term DHS funding bill already passed by the Senate. ‘I think a lot of people around here have to get serious about governing,’ Dent told reporters Friday night. ‘It's time for all these D.C. games to end, all these palace coups or whatever the hell is going on around here, has to end, and we have to get down to the business of governing. This is about protecting the country right now,’ Dent added. ‘We're living in a time of enhanced, increased terror activity around North America and around the world. We need to get on with the business of funding Homeland Security.’” - The Hill, 2/27/2015

The Daily Quote

“Centrist Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), who serves on the Appropriations subcommittee focused on Homeland Security, said the one-week stopgap will give the House time to take up a longer-term DHS funding bill already passed by the Senate. ‘I think a lot of people around here have to get serious about governing,’ Dent told reporters Friday night. ‘It's time for all these D.C. games to end, all these palace coups or whatever the hell is going on around here, has to end, and we have to get down to the business of governing. This is about protecting the country right now,’ Dent added. ‘We're living in a time of enhanced, increased terror activity around North America and around the world. We need to get on with the business of funding Homeland Security.’”

- The Hill, 2/27/2015