<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Yay! We passed $18 trillion!<br><br></div>The country would be in better shape if we had run up more debt, in the process of putting people back to work. But Obama wanted that, so of course the house Republican's wouldn't stand for it.<br><br></div>I am no economist, but it seems important to me that people (especially people in government) understand that national debt is quite different from private debt or family debt. Many right-wing politicians have made a career out of denouncing the national debt, because the average working stiff grew up thinking debt in general is undesirable and therefore we should pay off that national debt as quickly as possible.<br><br></div></div>After World War II, taxpayers faced a bigger debt, as a percentage of GDP, than we owe today. ("Nobody understands debt," Paul Krugman, New York Times, 1/1/2012, available by Googling "National Debt.) That World War II debt was never repaid, it was just subsumed in the larger debt that was handled easily by our recovering economy.<br><br></div>And: The debt grew almost twice as fast in the first six years of the Reagan presidency as it did in the first six years of the Obama presidency. (You can ignore this because I don't have a source, but I'm pretty sure the source I lost was a good source.)<br><br></div>And yes, there were REASONS why money had to be spent during the Reagan presidency. There are always reasons why it's difficult to allocate blame for a big national debt.<br><br></div>Don Coombs <br><div><div><div><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div>He (Rand Paul) also supports DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) and criminalizing abortions (a woman's right to choose).</div><div><br></div><div>Seventy-eight hours until the federal budget expires.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the schedule of legislation going before the House this week (just before the House takes its holiday recess), courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://docs.house.gov/floor/" target="_blank">http://docs.house.gov/floor/</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px 64.390625px 15px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The following are links to the text of legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of Dec. 8, 2014. For the complete schedule, please visit the <a href="http://majorityleader.gov/" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Majority Leader’s</a> site.</span></p><h3 style="border:0px;margin:5px 0px;padding:0px 0px 3px;font-weight:normal"><font size="3"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Items that may be considered under suspension of the rules</span></font></h3><table style="border:0px;padding:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:644px;clear:both;float:left"><tbody style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 4030</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the "Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr4030ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr4030ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5385</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5385ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr5385ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5794</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office" </span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/WAGNER_020_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5562</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the "Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5562ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr5562ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5687</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5687ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr5687ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 579</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr579rh/pdf/BILLS-113hr579rh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 1378</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse," as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1378rh/pdf/BILLS-113hr1378rh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 4926</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway" and the "James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway" in the State of Minnesota, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr4926rh/pdf/BILLS-113hr4926rh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5146</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5146rh/pdf/BILLS-113hr5146rh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 1434</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the "Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s1434rfh/pdf/BILLS-113s1434rfh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 229</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s229es/pdf/BILLS-113s229es.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 2921</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic"</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s2921es/pdf/BILLS-113s2921es.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5086</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/H5086_SUS_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5699</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/H5699_RH_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5701</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Western Oregon Indian Tribal Lands Act, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/113H5701_SUS_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 1000</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s1000es/pdf/BILLS-113s1000es.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5705</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5705ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr5705ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5185</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2014, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/H5185_SUS_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5764</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr5764ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr5764ih.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 2759</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">To release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport </span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s2759rfh/pdf/BILLS-113s2759rfh.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5059</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Clay Hunt SAV Act, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/H5059_sus_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 5656</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Global Food Security Act of 2014, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/H5656_sus_xml%20-%20Global%20Food%20Security.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">H.R. 2901</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act, as amended</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20141208/HR%202901%20-%20Water%20for%20the%20World%20-%20sus_xml.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Updated 12/08/2014 at 01:33 PM<br>Technical Correction</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">S. 1683</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013</span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">[<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s1683es/pdf/BILLS-113s1683es.pdf" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">PDF</a>]</span></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td colspan="3" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 97px;padding:1px 3px;display:block;width:431.46875px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Added 12/05/2014 at 05:43 PM</span></strong></td></tr><tr style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:100px;font-weight:bold" width="100"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">------------.</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></td><td style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:15px 0px 1px;vertical-align:top;width:auto" width="600"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span><div><br></di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