Senate Democrats consider all-night session for jobs bill (Politico)

[jefferson_dem]

Senate Democrats consider all-night session for jobs bill

Democrats are considering holding the Senate in session through the night Monday if the two parties can’t agree to quickly pass a jobs bill that is facing GOP objections.

The Senate is expected to vote Monday evening to end debate on a $15-billion jobs bill -- under Senate rules, the vote would limit debate to 30 hours if the two parties can’t agree to streamline the debate. But Democrats appear to be in a hurry -- instead of the usual practice of reconvening the next day, Democratic leaders are considering holding the Senate in session all-night until the 30-hours expires near midnight Tuesday.

It’s unclear if it will get to that point, as both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) planned to negotiate the terms of the debate through the day Monday. But Terrance Gainer, the Senate’s sergeant at arms, was warning staff Monday morning to prepare for the possibility of an all-night session.

A senior Democratic aide said while the Senate could stay in through the night, no final decisions have been made. Still, the aide said, the Senate cloakroom is starting to line up senators who could preside over the chamber through the night as a precaution.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34419.html#ixzz0iFtaLhAM

[NJmaverick]

1. Good for them

[Jennicut]

2. Break out the cots? For naps?

I have had to stay up all night to finish term papers for college, they can handle it. Okay, so I was 20 and had plenty of Mountain Dew at my side, but still.

[fasttense]

3. This job bill is just more useless, trickle down, free market policy.

Made up mostly of tax cuts, depreciation write offs and bonds for the uber wealthy. It will have a very marginal impact on employment. Too bad FDR programs have been thrown out with the trash. Obama sure does like those RepubliCON ideas.

"The Senate is moving toward final package of a $15-billion jobs bill that includes tax breaks for companies that hire new workers, a reauthorization of one year of highway funding, an expansion of the Build America Bonds program and a provision allowing companies to write off equipment purchases. Language added by the House to change the proposed treatment of certain bonds upset some Republican senators.

[Donnachaidh]

4. yeah but that overnight session will look good - for pr, that is.

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