1.  a) What bill did the Senate approve yesterday? 
b) What happens next to the bill?

2.  a) What bill did the Senate agree to vote on today? 
b) What outcome would you like to see on that bill?  Why?

3.  How did Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican-KY) explain the importance of the bill approved yesterday by the Senate?

4.  Why did Senator Harry Reid (Democrat-NV) oppose the bill that the Senate approved yesterday?

5.  a) How many Democratic Senators voted for the bill? 
b) What do these senators have in common? 
c) What would you surmise from this information?

6.  Do you support the passage of the bill (S.3930) approved by the Senate yesterday?  Explain your answer.

Complete information on legislation can be found at the Library of Congress's "Thomas" website. For yesterday's bill S.3930, approved by the Senate click here.  How did your Senators vote on this bill?