The Week Ahead

The Inauguration of the President will dominate the early part of the week in Washington. Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and Tuesday will see Congress meet for the Inauguration itself. Legislative action to deal with the current financial crisis will the main focus of the House of Representatives for the rest of the week. More details of the business can be found at http://democraticleader.house.gov/docUploads/3WeeklyLeader11609.pdf?CFID=7017212&CFTOKEN=43085550

Details of the Senate can be found at http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm

The business for Westminster is listed at http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/2009/01/19/week.html. Thursday will be an interesting day, as controversial plans to exempt MPs and Peers from Freedom of Information requirements relating to details of their expenses are debated. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/16/mps-expenses-exemption