IN THE HOUSE
- The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
- Markey: GOP proposal to defund public broadcasting bending to ‘extremist Tea Party’ – Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said “By putting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting…on the chopping block, Republicans are denying our youngest children and our neediest students the excellence of educational, cultural and informational resources and opportunities both in their homes and in classrooms throughout the nation.” The Hill
IN THE SENATE
- The Senate session begins at 2:00 p.m.
- Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S 223, the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization bill.
- At 4:30pm, the Senate will turn to Executive session to consider the following nominations:
- Calendar #1, James E. Graves, of Mississippi, to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; and
- Calendar #5, Edward J. Davila, of California, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California.
4. There will be 1 hour for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed.
5. At 5:30pm, there will be a voice vote on the Graves nomination and a roll call vote on the Davila nomination. Additional roll call votes in relation to amendments to the FAA bill Monday evening are expected.
6. FBI releases 3,600-page file on late Ted Stevens – The FBI file of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens adds colorful detail to the life of the longtime Alaska lawmaker, but reveals few new facts about the 2008 corruption case that ended his political career. Wash Times
OTHER NEWS
- Obama’s budget seeks deep cuts in domestic spending –President Obama, who is proposing his third annual budget on Monday, will say that it can reduce projected deficits by $1.1 trillion over the next decade, enough to stabilize the nation’s fiscal health and buy time to address its longer-term problems. NY Times
- CPAC’s winners and losers – The Conservative Political Action Conference is over. The thousands of activists who converged on northwest Washington have begun returning home. Now that the music has stopped, it’s time to figure out who thrived at one of the most important events on the conservative calendar and who flopped. Politico
- Obama courts key GOP lawmakers with social invites to White House – Over the past two weeks, Obama has sought to strike up a more intimate rapport with Republicans with whom he has long feuded but barely knows, and whose support he needs in a newly divided Washington. Wash Post
- City budgets put states on edge – States are taking new steps to expand their oversight of town and city finances to stay ahead of any brewing fiscal troubles. WSJ
- Does everyone need a college degree? – America’s educational system is ‘badly broken,’ failing students who may not want – or need – a college degree, argues a new report from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. CS Monitor
FEDERAL GRANT OF THE DAY
- Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zone- Eligible partnerships may apply for a Youth Engagement Zone grant. The lead applicant for this YEZ competition must be a public or private non-profit organization – e.g., a faith-based or community-based organization, a local educational agency, an institution of higher education, or an Indian tribe. In addition, the lead applicant of the partnership must be physically located in the designated zone and have the organizational capacity to manage the grant. Eligible partnerships must include the following components: 1. One or more community-based entities with demonstrated records of success in service-learning programs with economically disadvantaged students; 2. A local educational agency (LEA) serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and where the graduation rate is less than 70%. 3. a community college with existing connections to the LEA and/or youth serving organizations; and 4. a geographic area where less than 30% of the secondary school students are already engaged in service-learning. CNCS
TODAY IN HISTORY
- February 14, 1803- In the decision for Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void.
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