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New survey on credit card use and consumer debt. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host the house and the senate come back into session today after a 5 week after a 6week break. This is the washington journal for september 9. Several state attorneys general will announce they will investigate google over antitrust concerns. This as another group of attorneys general plan to investigate facebook over its practices and congress expressed concerns over these two companies and discussing more regulation...

With vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 85, the nays are 1. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Kennedy mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for louisiana. Mr. Kennedy mr. President , i have three requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have thate approval of the majority and of the they have the...

Ball. I held town Hall Meetings all over the state. The issue of Prescription Drug costs came up at every single one of them. Pharmas winning streak has to end now. For the senate to cave and block the pricegouging penalty would be an outrage. It would be a dereliction of duty on the part of the United States senate. Im going to keep up despite and know chairman grassley is going to continue to fight for our bipartisan bill, and i urge senators on both sides of the aisle to stand with us. Mr. President , i yield the floor and i would note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the cler...

Vote the presiding officer is there any senator in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote . Seeing none, the motion is agreed to. The yeas are 49 and the nays are 44. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas p. Barber of michigan to be an under secretary of the treasury, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call...

The presiding officer do any senators wish to vote or change his or her vote . If not, the ayes are 75, the nays are 18. The nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, steven c. Seeger of illinois to be United States district judge for the Northern District of illinois. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. Is there a second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer do any senators wish to vote or change their vote . If not, the ayes are 90. The nays are 1....