Daily Political Wire 4-25-2010

George Wenschhof

Today, President Barack Obama will meet with evangelist Billy Graham - the president and his family have been vacationing in Asheville, North Carolina which is very close to to the home of the 91 year old preacher. Time.com has more here.

Then, on the way home today, the president will stop in Beckley, West Virginia to deliver the eulogy at the memorial services for the miners who lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine recently due to an explosion.

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The scheduled tri-partisan announcement of an Energy bill scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed - Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) were to announce the bill but Graham is upset action on the bill could be pushed behind a yet to be announced Immigration bill. Graham is now withdrawing his support for the Energy bill due to what he feels is unfair scheduling. The NY Times has more here.

Egaaad, and you wonder why Congress moves so slowly? Both bills are important and are due action from Congress this year - let's hope they can do so!

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McConnell still saying No to financial reform - the Senate Minority Leader says he still intends to block discussion and vote of the Finance reform bill introduced by Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). Dodd, the chair of the Senate Banking Committee, has spent months working with Republican members of the committee to draft this bill. McConnell made these remarks while appearing on "Fox New Sunday" today. TheHill.com has more here.

In what has become a game of who will flinch first in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled a vote for cloture (to end a filibuster) tomorrow. Will Republicans go on the record they oppose financial reform? - We'll know tomorrow.

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