if pro forma sessions are necessary--and it appears they are; the House turned down the adjournment resolution-- Senators should be aware that starting Tuesday, August 7, the pro forma sessions will be held in Hart 216 while repairs are made in the Senate Chamber. The next rollcall vote will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 10, on confirmation of the Rose nomination. Additionally, this evening cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. That vote will be at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11. ____________________
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