George Wenschhof
Phone tapping and Internet snooping by the NSA will take center stage on the Sunday morning shows. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice spying on Journalists continues to receive attention as Attorney General Eric Holder remains in the spotlight.
The kerfuffle in Congress over dueling plans from Republicans and Democrats to extend low student loan rates should be mentioned.
On ABC "This Week" the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke the story on the NSA’s surveillance programs, discusses what we learned this week about the scope of U.S. surveillance.
CBS "Face The Nation" will also focus on sexual assaults in the military and will new legislation change how these crimes are reported and prosecuted.
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is now the longest serving member of Congress in history. He tells Bob Schieffer about his accomplishments and regrets.
"Face The Nation" also covers foreign policy with The New York Times' David Sanger, the Washington Post's Rajiv Chandresekaran, Harvard University's Joseph Nye and CBS News State Department Correspondent Margaret Brennan, who will discuss Syria, and this weekend's summit with President Obama and new Chinese President Xi Jinping
The scheduled guests for June 9, 2013 follow below.
NBC "Meet The Press" - preempted by coverage of the French Open
ABC "This Week" - Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calf.) and Mark Udall (D-Col.), Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Glenn Greenwald
Roundtable with George Will, Matthew Dodd, Paul Krugman, Greta Van Susteren and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
CBS "Face The Nation" - Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calf.), Mike McCaul (R-Tex.), John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
CNN "State of The Union" - Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Mark Udall (D-Col.), Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
Roundtable with Amy Walter, Former Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)
Fox News Sunday - Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Roundtable with Mary Matalin, Bill Kristol, Mara Liasson and Peter Baker
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George Wenschhof
Weiner's Whiners Lose Tax Bill Fight - after holding up passage of the 858 billion tax compromise bill in the house over procedural issues. The House passed the bill with a vote of 277-148. The bill now goes to the president, who is expected to sign it into law today.
Anthony Weiner (NY), who was among the loudest of the progressive Democrats, held up the vote over procedural issues on how to hold a vote to amend the bill, striking the estate tax provision, which failed. Reuters.com has more here.
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Senate Republicans Block 1.3 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill - the House version of the spending bill to fund government through the rest of the fiscal year which ends September 30, passed earlier.
The Senate compromise broke down after Republicans complained of the earmarks included in the bill. This prompted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to call them hypocrites as they had earmarks in the bill themselves.
A stopgap continuing resolution is now needed as the current funding expires today. Politico.com has more here.
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D.A.D.T. and DREAM Act to get Senate Vote Tomorrow - finally, after the House has passed both previously. They will both need to pass a cloture vote first. TPM.com has more here.
My money is on the repeal of D.A.D.T. passing with exactly 60 votes and the DREAM act failing to get the necessary 60 votes to break the filibuster.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden (Ore.), a "Yes" vote on both will miss the vote due to a previous scheduled surgery for prostate surgery.
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Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings Appointed to House Oversight Committee - He will be the Ranking Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He won a battle with Carolyn Maloney (NY) for the position. He will be going up against the Republican chair of the committee; Darrell Issa (Calf.), who has promised a slew of investigations. TheHill.com has more here.
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