This diary won't be relevant for very long but I thought it'd be worth mentioning that the House has just started a 15 minute vote to consider the Obey amendment to the HHS Appropriations Bill - this would reinstate the $100 million taken out by the Republican dominated House Appropriations Bill.
You can follow it on C-Span 1 at C-Span 1
After the vote we can use this thread to either cheer and gloat (knock wood!) or vent our anger at the injustice of killing off Big Bird.