In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Democratic Whip:
THE NIGHTLY WHIP: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. The House is expected to consider one resolution honoring Representative Giffords and honoring those who have fallen, including Federal Judge John Roll and Gabe Zimmerman, a member of Congresswoman Giffords' congressional staff. A recorded vote is not expected on the resolution.
*Members are advised, the House is expected to recess between 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to accommodate the bipartisan prayer service.
H.Res. __ - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011. (Rep. Boehner – Privileged Resolution)
The Senate is not in session today.
The text of today's resolution can be found here: (PDF).
No votes are expected. Instead, it's expected to pass by unanimous consent. Though to be honest, I'm not entirely sure we're all of the same mind going into this. Rush Limbaugh, of course, felt obligated to say that the gunman somehow has "the entire Democrat Party running interference" for him. Since we know no Republican will likely dare reject any Limbaugh utterance, today's "unanimity" might perhaps have to be taken with a grain of salt.
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) helpfully pitched in, as well:
"His beliefs are the liberal of the liberals [sic]. There is no evidence whatsoever that this man was influenced by Sarah Palin or anybody in the Republican Party. This man is not a conservative; he's a fan of communism - that's the opposite of conservatism."
And of course, in a bit of remarkably bad timing -- with which Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) frequently finds himself connected -- we have the introduction for sale (followed by the quick erasure) of the Joe Wilson "You Lie" model AR-15 semi-automatic rifle components.
A pretty remarkable atmosphere in which to be asked to come together on a bipartisan basis to express regrets over the shooting of a fellow Member. But there we are.
The vote originally scheduled for today, on what the Republicans helpfully named the "Job-Killing Health Care Law Repeal Act," will be postponed to next Wednesday, when everyone will apparently be comfortable talking about killing again.