The Week Ahead

The British Parliament will not meet this week, the Christmas Recess is due to end at 2.30pm on Monday 12th January.

The 111th Congress will meet for the first time on Tuesday at noon EST. This blog will set out the first day's business - and report on the action. The Senate may be lively - with disputes over Minnesota and Illinois.

The House of Representatives business is listed in

http://democraticleader.house.gov/docUploads/1WeeklyLeader10209.pdf?CFID=13924048&CFTOKEN=38577085