House and Senate Analysis: March 13-19, 2011
Maggie Piggott /
Analysis provided by Heritage Action.
House Analysis: March 13-19, 2011
With the current short CR is set to expire on Friday, March 18th the House will be focused on yet another short term extension. The plan put forward by Republican leadership cuts an additional $6 billion dollars over three weeks, but again fails to include important policy riders like defunding Obamcare, blocking implementation of the EPA’s cap-and-trade plan, and denying federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Failure to pass a either a short term or a longer-term extension by Friday would lead to a government “shutdown,” which Heritage explains is more like a government slow down.
Major Floor Action:
- H. J. Res 48: Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Major Committee Action:
- General David Petraeus will testify in front of the House Armed Services Committee on the recent developments in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on “The American Energy Initiative” focusing on oil supplies, gasoline prices, and jobs in the Gulf of Mexico.
- The House Ways and Means Committee will hold it first in a series of hearings on the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Columbia.