Mark Begich/Schedule

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Editor's note: Sen. Begich posts his schedule online at his congressional website. The staff of the Sunlight Foundation regularly copy his schedule to this archive, beginning on April 28, 2009. It is noted below if there was no schedule posted for a time period.

November, 2009

November 20, 2009

10:00am- Top Secret Administration Briefing on Ft. Hood Investigation for Armed Services, Judiciary, Homeland Security and Intelligence Committees
12:00pm- Remarks on the Senate Floor on H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act"
1:30pm- Staff Briefing Time
3:00pm- Larry Summers briefing on TARP funds hosted by Senator Durbin
7:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

November 19, 2009

10:00am- Senate Commerce Committee Executive Session
10:55am- Remarks on the Senate Floor on S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009"
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon
2:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
2:32pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Confirmation of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
3:02pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009"
3:22pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the passage of S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009," as amended
4:00pm- Call to John Lawrence, Speaker Pelosi's Chief of Staff
5:35pm- Remarks to the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau Board
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

November 18, 2009

9:30am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting
1:15pm- Meeting with Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar and Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Carol Browner
2:00pm- Discussion on an Amendment for Satellite Television Re-authorization 2:30pm- Senators' Job Creation Meeting led by Senators Dorgan and Durbin
3:30pm- KTVA, Anchorage Bi-Weekly Interview
4:00pm- Meeting with Senator Murkowski and the Army Corps of Engineers on Civil Works Projects in Alaska
5:00pm- Special Caucus on Health Care
7:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
10:00pm- Call-in to the AARP Town Hall

November 17, 2009

9:45am- Call with Secretary Sebelius
10:00am- 8(a) Strategy meeting with Senior Staff
11:00am- Preside on the Senate Floor
11:32am- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 3082, the "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010"
12:00pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting with Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:23pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table an Amendment to H.R. 3082, the "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010"
2:44pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Passage of H.R. 3082, the "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010" as amended
4:37pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
5:00pm- Interview with Croatian Broadcasting
6:00pm- TRICARE Discussion with Senior Staff

November 16, 2009

Travel back to Washington, D.C.
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
5:33pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 3082, the "Military Construction and Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010"
6:00pm- Interview with Ashton Goodell on KTUU-Channel 2, Anchorage
6:02pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 3082, the "Military Construction and Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010"

November 15, 2009

10:30am- Tourism Issues Discussion with Strategic Partners of the National Tour Association
11:30am- National Tour Association Press Availability
12:00pm- Keynote address to the National Tour Association Annual Meeting
2:00pm- Meeting with members of Alaska Travel Industry Association

November 14, 2009

No schedule posted

November 13, 2009

No schedule posted

November 12, 2009

8:30am- Call-in to the Rick Rydell Show on 650-KENI, Anchorage
10:00am- Anchorage Daily News Editorial Board Meeting
1:30pm- President Obama's address to the troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base

November 11, 2009

8:00am- Council on Foreign Relations briefing on the Israeli Arab Peace Process and Nuclear Iran
10:00am- Staff Briefing Time
11:15am- Speech on the Senate Floor on Veterans Day
11:40am- Public Option Plan B Discussion with Senators Warner and Carper
12:15pm- Meeting and Picture with Close Up students from Anchorage and Lake and Peninsula borough
12:45pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Meeting with Thomas Mack, President, Aleut Corporation
3:05pm- Call in to "Action Line" with Murray Walsh on 630 KJNO, Juneau
5:35pm- Travel from Washington, D.C. to Alaska

November 9, 2009

11:00am- Military Construction Discussion with Staff
11:30am- Meeting with Alaskan Joe Sheehan, Northern Alaska Military Reserve Council President and Northern Alaska Military Retiree Council Chairman
12:00pm- Meeting and picture with Lauren Tibbitts-Travis, Juneau-Douglas High School Student
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
2:00pm- Press Conference regarding S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009"
2:30pm- Videoconference to Anchorage with Alaskans Mick Nolan and Patrick Flaherty on Bristol Bay
3:00pm- Videoconference to Anchorage with Alaskans Renee Axelson and Geneva Woods, Pharmacy Representatives, on health care reform
3:30pm- Videoconference to Anchorage with Alaskans Tom Case and Dale Nash of Alaska Aerospace Corporation (ACC)
4:00pm- Meeting with General Carrol "Howie" Chandler, Vice Chairman of the Air Force
4:30pm- Meeting and picture with Alaskans Eileen Olson, Kathleen Hoffman (Daughter), and Maile English
5:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Nomination of Andre Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
6:05pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Nomination of Charlene Honeywell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
6:30pm- Freshman Democrats health care discussion

November 6, 2009

9:00am- Staff Briefing Time
10:00am- Call-in to the Bob and Mark Morning Show on 106.5 KWHL, Anchorage
10:20am- Call-in to the Brad Erickson Show on 92.9 KFAT, Anchorage Brad Erickson
10:30am- Remarks on the Senate Floor in favor of S. 1963, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009," which improves health care to veterans
11:00am- Members Meeting on Long-Term Fiscal Issues
12:30pm- Call-in to the DeAnna and Jim Show on 104.1 KBRJ, Anchorage
3:10pm- Call-in to "Action Line" with Murray Walsh on 630 KJNO, Juneau

November 5, 2009

9:45am- Speech on the Senate Floor with Fellow Freshman Democrat Colleagues on Health Care
10:00am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
11:30am- Meeting and Picture with Ross Brouillard, High School Student from Fairbanks and participant in the Congressional Youth Leadership Council
12:22pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reported Committee Substitute to H.R.2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010"
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Luncheon
3:00pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus and other Senators
4:30pm- Long-term Deficit and Fiscal Outlook Discussion with Senator Conrad and other Senators
5:18pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010"
5:48pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2667 to H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010"
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
6:08pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table the Graham Amdt. No. 2669 to H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010"
6:27pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive Sec. 302(F) of CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2648 to H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010" as modified
6:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Passage of H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010" as Amended
7:03pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Nomination to Confirm Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
8:00pm- Interview with Andrew Rubin, Documentary Film Maker of, "I Am Alutiiq"
8:15pm- Call to Jim Whitaker, Fairbanks North-Star Borough Mayor

November 4, 2009

10:00am- Senate Commerce Ocean Subcommittee Hearing
12:16pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3548, the "Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009"
2:00pm- Economic discussion with Senior Staff
2:30pm- Meeting with former State Senator Al Adams and fellow Alaskans representing Maniilaq
3:00pm- Telecommunication discussion with Senior Staff
3:30pm- Meeting with Robert J. Henrichs, Tribal Council President, Cordova and Bruce Cain, Executive Director, Native Village of Eyak, Cordova
4:00pm- Meeting with C. Morgan Crow, Executive Director, Richard Monroe, Investments Director and Other Board Members of the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF)
5:00pm- Bi-weekly interview with KTVA Channel 11, Anchorage
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on H.R. 3548, the "Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009"

November 3, 2009

10:30am- Joint Session of Congress to hear an address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel
12:00pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:00pm- Alaska Congressional Delegation, Senators Murkowski and Begich and Representative Young, Reception for visiting Alaska Natives
3:15pm- Speech on the Senate Floor on the Accomplishment of Alaska Tribes and Native Groups
4:00pm- Meeting with Alaskans Myron Naneng and Mike Hoffman from the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP)
5:00pm- Meeting with Norm Phillips, CEO, and fellow Alaskans from Doyon Ltd.
5:30pm- Meeting with Danny Seybert and Scott Bloomquist, PENAIR
7:00pm- Remarks to the American University Young Democrats

November 2, 2009

11:00am- Meeting with Wrangell City Manager, Tim Rooney
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
5:00pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Substitute Amendment to H.R. 3548, the "Unemployment Compensation Extension Act"

October, 2009

October 30, 2009

10:00am- Meeting with Ron Philemonoff, CEO, TDX Corporation
10:30am- Meeting with General Mark Yenter, Commanding General, Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
11:00am- Meeting with John and Mona Havelock
12:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
3:00pm- Staff Briefing Time
4:00pm- Call to Houston Mayor Bill White
4:30pm- Staff Briefing Time

October 29, 2009

8:30am- Roundtable discussion with High Tech Industry Executives at the Technet and Information Technology Industry Council Joint Meeting
10:00am- Senate Commerce Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing
11:45am- Meeting and Pictures with the Udland Family, Alaskan recipients of the Coast Guard Family of the Year Award
12:00pm- Meeting with Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan and Public Safety Commissioner, Joe Masters
1:00pm- Call in to KCHU, Valdez radio show
2:15pm- Meeting with Doug Horswill, Senior VP, Teck American (Red Dog Mine)
3:00pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus
4:30pm- DVD recordings for remarks at the Alaska Mining Association Conference and the Veterans Day Celebration
5:15pm- Scheduling meeting with Senior Staff
5:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII with respect to the Conference Report on H.R. 2996, the "Interior-Environment Appropriations Act"
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
6:04pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Conference Report on H.R. 2996, "the Interior-Environment Appropriations Act"

October 28, 2009

9:30am- Manage the Freshman Democrat Floor Speeches/Remarks on the Senate Floor on Health Care Reform
10:30am- Meeting with Sean Maloney, Executive VP, Intel
11:00am- Meeting with City and Borough of Juneau Mayor, Bruce Botelho
2:00pm- Meeting with Larry Bell and Melinda Taylor, IBEW, Anchorage
2:30pm- Call-in to the Mark Colavecchio Show, KFQD 750, Anchorage
3:00pm- Call-in to "Problem Corner" with Steve Floyd, KFAR, Fairbanks
6:00pm- IBEW Congressional Reception
8:15pm- Call-in to The Mike Porcaro Show, 650 KENI, Anchorage

October 27, 2009

10:00am- Meeting with TransCanada CEO
11:00am- Meeting with Congressman James Oberstar, Minnesota
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:21pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Confirmation of Irene Cornelia Berger of West Virginia to be a U.S. District Judge
2:45pm- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
3:15pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus
4:30pm- Meeting with Erroll Southers, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Assistant Secretary Nominee
5:15pm- Meeting with Alaskan Susan Willsrude and Family, Farm Owner in Fairbanks
6:00pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3548, the "Unemployment Compensation Extension Act"
6:30pm- J Street Reception
10:30pm- Video Conference to AIPAC Alaska

October 26, 2009

Travel from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

October 24, 2009

8:30am- Tour of the Completed Self-Help Housing Project in Settler's Bay
10:30am- Present Rural Housing Award to a Local Lender
11:00am- Meeting with City of Palmer Assistant manager Elizabeth Gray and Deputy Mayor Lynn Wood on the Mat-Su Food Processing Project
11:30am- Travel from the Mat-Su Valley to Anchorage
1:00pm- Remarks to AFN at the Dena'Ina Convention Center
2:00pm- Interview with Laela Santiago, KTUU
6:00 pm- Alaska native justice center reception.
7:00pm- AFN banquet

October 23, 2009

Travel from Washington, D.C. to Alaska

October 22, 2009

10:00am- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus
11:30am- Call to Specialist Jeremy Pierce, Alaskan Soldier wounded in Iraq
11:54am- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2647, the "National Defense Authorization Act, 2010"
2:00pm- Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act signing by President Obama at the White House
3:00pm- Staff Briefing Time
4:38pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2647, the "National Defense Authorization Act, 2010"
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 21, 2009

8:00am- Speech to the National Defense University on Missile Defense
9:30am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
10:40am- Speech on the Senate Floor on Health Care Reform with Freshman Democrat Colleagues
1:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
2:00pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Confirmation of Roberto Lange, of South Dakota, to be a U.S. District Judge
2:34pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1776, "A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes
2:45pm- Interview with KTVA- Anchorage
3:00pm- Meeting with George Schreiber, CEO, Continental Energy
3:30pm- Call in to Gary Buechler, CEO, Lend Lease Investment Management America
4:00pm- Meeting with Trout Unlimited CEO and Representatives
4:30pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus
5:30pm- Call in to Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar
7:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 20, 2009

11:30am- Meeting with General William Fraser, Commander of the Air Combat Command
12:00pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting on Health Care
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
4:00pm- Remarks to the "Future of the World's Oceans" Panel
4:25pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2892, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
5:00pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Baucus
6:00pm- Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Action Network Reception and Dinner

October 19, 2009

11:00am- Photo with Alaska Day Group from Delta Junction, Haines and Juneau
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
2:30pm- Videoconference with Anchorage Downtown Partnership
3:30pm- Videoconference with Chris Bucholdt, Executive Director for Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership
4:30pm- Meeting with Randy Loomans, Director of Government Affairs, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 302
5:00pm- Interview with Corey Allen-Young, KTVA-Anchorage
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 16, 2009

10:00am- Meeting with John Minge, President, BP Alaska
10:30am- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
1:00pm- Staff Briefing Time
2:30pm- Call to FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens

October 15, 2009

9:30am- Meeting with Health Care Staff
10:00am- Meeting and picture with Alaskan Daniel Tedrick from the Congressional Youth Leadership Council
10:15am- Meeting with Alan Field (Kenai High School) and Michael Perkins (Mears Middle School), Middle and High School Principals of the year
10:35pm- Speech on the Senate Floor on Health Care with Freshman Democrat Colleagues
11:00am- Meeting with Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Croatian Ambassador to the United States
11:30am- Remarks to the NOAA Leadership Development Class
12:00pm- Freshman Democrats Health Care Discussion
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon
2:30pm- Health Care Meeting with Senator Baucus
4:00pm- Meeting with Dr. Jane Lubchenko, Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of NOAA
4:30pm- Health Care Discussion with Senator Rockefeller
5:00pm- Meeting with Hannes Manninen, Member of Finnish Parliament and Chairman of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
5:30pm- DVD Taping for remarks at the International Arctic Fisheries Symposium and Alaska Community Transportation Conference
6:00pm- Health Care Interview with Libby Casey, APRN
6:15pm- Interview with Julia O'Malley, ADN

October 14, 2009

Travel from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

October 13, 2009

7:30am- Remarks to the Palmer Jr./Middle School Leadership Class
8:30am- Tour of the Palmer Jr./Middle School
9:00am- Red Ribbon Week Kick-Off Event
10:00am- Call-in to Sound-Off with Pat Hawkins, KSRM Radio (Kenai)
11:30am- Remarks to the Conoco CAP Forum
1:30pm- Meeting with Alaska State Legislators
2:30pm- Meeting with Realtors, Lenders and Homebuilders Representatives
3:30pm- Interview with John King, CNN

October 9, 2009

Travel from Washington to Alaska
4:00pm- Meeting with Mayor Sullivan
5:00pm- Remarks at the Young Democrats Reception

October 8, 2009

11:30am- "Read for the Record" -Read to a preschooler event
12:19pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010"
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon with Neal Wolin, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Sheila Bair, Chairman of the FDIC and Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
2:30pm- Testified for S. 522, the "Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act" and S. 881, the "South East Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act" at the Energy Committee's Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing
3:30pm- Meeting with Senator Alexander
3:57pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2997, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
4:00pm- Staff Briefing Time
4:26pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010" to the Committee of Appropriations
5:00pm- Remarks to the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA) Annual Convention in Fairbanks
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 7, 2009

8:00am- State Department Meeting with Ambassador Holbrooke and the Interagency Speical Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Team and Senators Carper, Shaheen, Hagan and Udall
9:30am- Conferees on H.R. 2647, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
10:00am- Senate Commerce Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee Hearing
1:30pm- Skype call to ANB/ANS Grand Camp Convention
2:00pm- Bi-Weekly KTVA, Anchorage Interview
2:30pm- Senate Armed Services Committee Informal Hearing with U.K. House of Commons Defense Committee
3:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
4:00pm- Meeting with Ric Davidge, Alaska Veteran
4:30pm- Meeting with Dr. Ian Dutton, President, Alaska SeaLife Center
5:00pm- Deficit Reduction Caucus Meeting
5:55pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table the Vitter Amendment to H.R. 2847, the "Departments of Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act"
7:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 6, 2009

8:00am- Walk Jacob to School for "Lead a Group of Children for Walk to School Day"
12:14pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the nomination of Thomas Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Senate Commerce Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Subcommittee Hearing
4:00pm- 14 Votes on the Senate Floor on Amendments to H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
7:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on Final Passage of H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
5:00pm- Meeting with Associated General Contractors representatives
5:45pm- Meeting with Denali Commission Staff

October 5, 2009

12:00pm- Meeting with Commercial Fishers and Alaska Wilderness League representatives
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
2:00pm- Meeting with Chris McNeil, President and CEO of Sealaska
3:00pm- Call in to the Mark Colavecchio show on KFQD, Anchorage
3:30pm- Interview with Ashton Godell from Channel 2 News
4:00pm- Speech at the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Meeting via videoconference
5:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

October 2, 2009

C-Span's Washington Journal Interview on Health Care, Afghanistan and Iran
10:30am- Record Public Service Announcement regarding precautionary measures against the H1N1 Virus
10:40am- Call in to the Bob and Mark Show from KWHL Anchorage
11:00am- DVD Taping in the Senate Recording Studio for remarks at the National Association of Social Workers/Alaska Professional Counselor Annual Conference honoring Ella Craig, United Youth Court Alaska Annual Conference and the Youth and Elders Conference
11:30am- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
12:00pm- Staff Briefing Time

October 1, 2009

8:00am- Senate Army Caucus Breakfast
9:45am- Speech on the Senate Floor with Freshman peers on Health Care Cost Containment
11:00am- Meeting with Korean Ambassador Han
11:30am- Speech on the Senate Floor in regards to the Alaska Territorial Guard
11:50am- Meeting with members of the Bering Sea Fisherman's Association
12:15pm- Freshman Democrats' Lunch with CEOs who are cutting costs and providing good health care to their employees
2:07pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 3326, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010"
2:49pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to H.R. 3326, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010"
3:20pm- Meeting with Travelocity executives
3:30pm- Meeting with Rear Admiral Christine Hunter, Deputy Director, TRICARE Management Activity
4:00pm- Informal Armed Services Briefing on Iran's Nuclear Program
5:00pm- Meeting with Military Legislative Staff on the situation in Afghanistan
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

September, 2009

September 30, 2009

9:30am- Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
11:00am- Preside on the Senate Floor
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Interview with Caroline Salas of Bloomberg News regarding airline safety
3:00pm- Meeting with Admiral Tom Barrett, Deputy Federal Coordinator, AK Natural Gas Transportation Projects
4:36pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: H.R. 2918, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, Conference Report
5:04pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive Budget Act Points of Order Re: H.R. 2918, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, Conference Report
5:21pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2918, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
5:30pm- Senators only meeting with General Jim Jones, National Security Advisor to the President, regarding Iran nuclear buildup
6:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
6:37pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the McCain Amendment to H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act

September 29, 2009

1:00pm- Scheduling Discussion with Senior Staff
2:00pm- Meeting and picture with Bryan Arnold, graduate from Steller High School, and family
2:30pm- Senator Cantwell Cap & Trade discussion
3:40pm- Interview on the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG) with Libby Casey from the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN)
4:00pm- Meeting with Rear Admiral Christopher Colvin, Commander, US Coast Guard District 17, Juneau
4:30pm- Staff Briefing Time
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Confirmation of Jeffrey L. Viken to be US District Judge for the District of South Dakota
5:40pm- Stopped by a reception to honor Senator Paul Kirk as the new Junior Senator from Massachusetts
6:00pm- Environment and Public Works (EPW) Meeting on Global Warming
6:30pm- Children's Inn at NIH Gala Reception and Dinner; Deborah Bonito is the Honorary Co-Chair and Host

September 28, 2009

Travel from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

September 25, 2009

Travel from Washington, D.C. to Alaska
3:30pm- Economic Recovery Press Conference
5:30pm- Anchorage Health Care Town Hall
8:00pm- Remarks at the Chugach National Forest Kickoff

September 24, 2009

10:00am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
11:30am- Meeting with Glen Ramos, NEA-Alaska Director
12:00pm- Review of General McChrystal's Classified Report on Afghanistan
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon on Health Care Reform
2:30pm- Remarks to the National Mining Association Annual Board Meeting
3:30pm- Meeting with Kevin Hostler, President of Alyeska Pipeline
4:00pm- Staff Briefing Time
4:30pm- Meeting with Joe Usibelli, Jr., President of Usibelli Coal Mine
5:00pm- Meeting with Kevin McGee, President of the American Federation of Government Employees, District 11
5:00pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table an Amendment to the Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, 2010
5:30pm- Interview with Van Williams of the Anchorage Daily News (ADN)
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table an Amendment to Recommit the Department of the interior Appropriations Act, 2010 to the Committee on Appropriations
5:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table an Amendment to the Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, 2010
6:00pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
6:13pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Department of the interior Appropriations Act, 2010 as Amended

September 23, 2009

9:30am- Welcome Remarks to the Senate Staff Briefing on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
9:45am- Health Care Remarks on the Senate Floor with Freshman Class Members
10:30am- Alaska Report Taping on the Screening of, "For The Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska"
1:30pm- Meeting with the Denali Commission
2:30pm- Live Videoconference with Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and Congressional Delegation
4:23pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
4:50pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Table an Amendment to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
5:00pm- National Institute of Health (NIH) Meeting on Alaska Suicide Rate with Senator Murkowski

September 22, 2009

10am- Meeting with Tom Strickland, Chief of Staff to Secretary Salazar and Assistant Secretary for the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Division of the Department of the Interior
10:30am- Meeting with Roland Shanks and other Alaskans with the American Cancer Society
11am- Call with Col. Michael Howard, 4-25 BCT Commander in Afghanistan
11:30am- Meeting with Mayor Shirley Marquardt of Unalaska
12pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:15pm- Official Photograph of the 111th Congress
4pm- CDQ Meeting on Western Alaska Community Development with Senator Murkowski and Alaskans
5:30pm- Meeting with John Kosinski and Thania St. John from the Writers Guild of America
5:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on two Amendments to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010
6pm- Present National Heritage Fellowship Award to Sitkan Teri Rofkar
6:30pm- Remarks at the Screening of "For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska" at the American Indian Smithsonian Museum

September 21, 2009

Travel from Alaska to Washington D.C.

September 18, 2009

8am EST- Flying to Anchorage
12pm AKST- POW/MIA Day Ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base
1:30 pm- Meeting with Alaskan fishermen on climate change

September 17, 2009

9:30am- Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing - Review of Veterans' Disability Compensation: Benefits in the 21st Century
11:00am- Interview with AlaskaPublic Radio
12:00pm- Meeting with Governor Sean Parnell, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Don Young
12:45pm- Democratic Caucus Lunch
2:15pm- Meeting with Carl Pope, President of the Sierra Club on the role of natural gas in a New Energy Economy
2:30 - 4:30pm- 6 Votes on Amendments to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Vote on Final Passage of THUD & one vote on amendment to Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, 2010.
3:45pm-Meeting with General Gary North, Commander Pacific Air Forces
4:30pm- Meeting with Jerome Selby, Mayor Kodiak Island Borough
5:00pm- Meeting with Bruce Smith, CEO of Tesoro
5:30pm- Meeting with America's Natural Gas Alliance Board of Directors
6:00pm- Presiding over the United States Senate

September 16, 2009

9:15am- Defense Authorization Meeting with Airland Subcommittee Members and House Conferees
10am- Senators only briefing on the progress of the war effort in Afghanistan
11am- Meeting with John Thompson, Chairman of the Board at Symantec Corporation
11:15am- Meeting with Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Mayor, John Callahan
11:40am- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
12:06pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
12:25pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
12:42pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
1pm- Remarks at the Digital Dialogue Forum
2pm- Staff Briefing Time
2:46pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
3:15pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Motion to Recommit the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 to the Committee on Appropriations
3:20pm- Meeting with Harvey Pitt, CEO of Kalorama Partners
5:30pm- Meeting with Vaughn Vennerberg, President of XTO Energy
7pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

September 15, 2009

9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
11:30am- Health Care discussion with Alaskan Seth Krauss, M.D., FACC from Anchorage
12pm- Meeting with members of the Alaska Automobile Dealers Association
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Meeting with Col. Thomas Bergeson, C Wing Commander, Elmendorf AFB
3pm- Meeting with Harry Cook, Alaska State President, Air Force Association
4pm- Remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting
5:15pm- Meeting with Lt. General Benjamin Mixon, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific
6pm- Early Education Reception with Nobel Laureate, Dr. James Heckman

September 14, 2009

11am- Meeting with Marilyn Heiman and Bristol Bay Fishers
11:30am- Meeting with Noelle Hardt, Government Relations Director or the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
12pm- Call with Mayor Jim Whitaker of the Fairbanks North Star Borough
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
2:10pm- Call in to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission in Kotzebue
2:30pm- DVD Taping for remarks at the 2009 Governments Contracts Conference and the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Opening Ceremony
3:30pm- Meeting with Cynthia Quarterman, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Nominee
4pm- Meeting with Mark Kroloff, Senior Executive VP and COO of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
5pm- Meeting with the new interns for the semester
5:32pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

September 13, 2009

No schedule posted

September 12, 2009

No schedule posted

September 11, 2009

9am- Health Care discussion with Senior Staff
10am- Meeting with Marvin Odum, President of Shell Oil
11am- Meeting with Hunter Doan, 12 year old from Seward, asking questions for his social studies class
11:45am- Call from Karl Holz, President of Disney Cruise Lines
11:55am- Preside on the Senate Floor
1pm- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
8pm- Dinner with Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Secretary Sebelius, Senators Bayh, Warner and Klobuchar, Vernon Jordan and Timothy Collins

September 10, 2009

9:30pm-Joint House-Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
12pm-Meeting with Senior Staff
12:45pm-Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon with Warren Buffett
2pm-Senators' discussion on National Security with Senator Kerry
3:41pm-Vote on the Senate Floor on the Nomination of Cass Sunstein to be the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
4:15pm-Moderate Democrats Meeting on health care with President Obama at the White House
5:30pm-Reception welcoming newly appointed Florida Senator George LeMieux to office
6pm-Presiding on the Senate Floor
9:30pm-Guest on the Rachel Maddow Show

September 9, 2009

10:30am- Meeting with Alaskan Harry Brower, Chairman of the Eskimo Whaling Commission
11:45am- Meeting with Alaskan Mave Carey, President and CEO of the Kuskokwim Native Corporation
12pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting with Rahm Emmanuel
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:20pm- Remarks at the Commerce Committee Hearing on Impacts of Climate Change in the Arctic
2:30pm- Meeting with Gloria O'Neill, President and CEO of the Cook Inlet Tribal Conference
3:30pm- September 11 Congressional Remembrance Ceremony
4:47pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Passage of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009
5:13pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on Cloture for the nomination of Cass Sunstein to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
7:25pm- Preside over the Senate as it goes into Joint Session
8pm- Presidential Address to Joint Session of Congress
9pm- Post-Presidential Address Interviews with Alaska Media Outlets

September 8, 2009

11am- Staff Briefing Time
12:30pm- Alaska State Legislature/Cook Inlet Tribal Council's 85th Birthday Luncheon for Senator Inouye
3pm- DVD Taping for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Arctic Division Event and the Southeast Conference Annual Meeting
4:45pm- Meeting with Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell and Chief of Staff John Cramer
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor for Cloture on the Dorgan Substitute Amendment to the Travel Promotion Act of 2009

September 4, 2009

Family/personal time

September 3, 2009

Family/personal time

September 2, 2009

Family/personal time

September 1, 2009

Family/personal time

August, 2009

August 29, 2009

Family/personal time

August 28, 2009

Family/personal time

August 27, 2009

Family/personal time

August 26, 2009

Family/personal time

August 25, 2009

Family/personal time

August 24, 2009

Family/personal time

August 20, 2009

No public events

August 19, 2009

Family/personal time- Juneau
4-6pm: Juneau Office Open House

August 18, 2009

No public events

August 17, 2009

No schedule posted

August 16, 2009

No schedule posted

August 15, 2009

No schedule posted

August 14, 2009

9:20- Meeting with Governor Parnell- Anchorage
10am- Family/personal time

August 13, 2009

10am- Alaska Municipal League (AML) Summer Meeting at the Palmer Community Center
12pm- Press Availability

August 12, 2009

7am- Travel to Bethel
9:30am- Town Hall Meeting with visiting U.S. Secretaries at the Cultural Center in Bethel
11:20am- Media Availability
1:45pm- Travel to Hooper Bay
3pm- Tour of Hooper Bay school, housing development projects and wind turbine with visiting U.S. Secretaries
5:45pm- Travel to Anchorage
8:15pm- Arrive in Anchorage

August 11, 2009

8:30am- Remarks at the Alaska Native Medical Center regarding health care reform- Cook Inlet
10am- APRN Call in with Shaun Donovan, Secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development
11am- Homelessness Roundtable with Secretary Donovan at the Fairview Recreation Center
12:30pm- Lunch with Secretary Donovan and Mountain View Advocates
1:30pm- Cook Inlet Housing Authority Bliss Project Groundbreaking Ceremony
2:30pm- Mountain View Tour with Secretary Donovan
3:30pm- Education Roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan at the Cook Inlet Tribal Council
6:30pm- Dinner with the visiting Secretaries and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act CEOs

August 10, 2009

8:30am- Meeting with UPS Drivers-Anchorage
9:30am- Conservation Groups Roundtable
10:30am- Organizing for America (OFA) Health Care Presentation
11:30am- Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Speech
1:15pm- Jason Olson and Ray Gillespie from AT&T

August 9, 2009

No schedule posted

August 8, 2009

No schedule posted

August 7, 2009

11pm- Going away party for the Washington, D.C. Interns
12pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
3pm- Staff Briefing Time

August 6, 2009

9am- Photos with Captain Roger Lee and Lieutenant Sunny Gill from Elmendorf United States Air Force Base
9:10am- Photo with Alaskan Beverly Gallant
10am- Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee Meeting
12pm- Staff Photograph on the Senate Steps
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon with David Axelrod and Jim Messina, Senior Advisors to President Obama
2:30pm- Energy and Climate Change Meeting hosted by Senator Landrieu with five representatives from oil companies from around the country
3pm- Vote on the Senate Floor to Confirm Sonia Sotomayor to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
3:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
4:30pm- Interview with Lori Townsend of the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN)
5pm- Staff Briefing Time
5:45pm- Votes on the Senate Floor on seven Amendments to the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program Supplemental Appropriations Act
7pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
8pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on Passage of the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program Supplemental Appropriations Act

August 5, 2009

8:30am- Health Care discussion with Senator Merkley
9:30am- Meeting with Ethan Berkowitz regarding appropriations for broadband projects
10am- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
10:45am- Meeting with White House Advisor, Pete Rouse
12pm- Moderate Democrats Luncheon with Rahm Emanuel
1:30pm- Meeting with Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
2pm- Senate Commerce Committee Executive Session
3pm- Health Care Meeting with the Democratic Caucus
5:30pm- Photo with Alaskan Sue Johnson and family
6:10pm- Interview with Patricia Bell from Circumpolar Affairs, CBC
9pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

August 4, 2009

10am- H1N1 Public Service Announcement Recording with Senator Murkowski
1030am- Meeting and picture with 3 Alaskans, Christopher Burgess (Anchorage), Rose Kruger (Anchorage) and Matthew Palmer (Chugiak) participating in the Congress/Bundestag scholarship to Germany International Exchange Program
10:30am- Vote on the Senate floor on an Amendment to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
12pm- Senate Democratic Conference Luncheon with President Obama
4:15pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on 3 Amendments to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

August 3, 2009

10:30am- Post-9/11 GI Bill Event with the President, Vice President and VA Secretary
12pm- Call with Mayor Itta
12:45pm- Call with Dr. Lubchenko, NOAA Administrator
2pm- Maiden Senate Floor Speech regarding climate change
3:30pm- Senior Staff Meeting
4:15pm- Meeting with Dallas Tonsager, USDA Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development and Jim Newby, Assistant Administrator of Rural Utility Service
5pm- Record Native Hawaiian Convention DVD
6pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on Amendments to the Agriculture Appropriations Act
6:30pm- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee vote on the nominations of Raymond Jefferson to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training and Joan M. Evans to be the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs

August 2, 2009

No schedule posted

August 1, 2009

No schedule posted

July, 2009

July 31, 2009

11am- Commendation and presentation of awards to Edward Griggs, 91, a retired member of the Army Corps of Engineers who helped build the ALCAN Highway
12pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
3pm- Staff Briefing Time

July 30, 2009

9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
10:30am- Preside on the Senate Floor
11:50am- Meeting with George Cannelos, Federal Co-Chair of the Denali Commission
12pm- Meeting with Alaska AARP Members, Keith Campbell (Seward) John Luby (Anchorage) and Lillian Wilder
2pm- Senators-only Briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan
2:30pm- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
3:50pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on three Amendments to H.R. 3357, "A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes"
6pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on H.R. 3357, "A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes"
6pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

July 29, 2009

9:15am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
10:30am- Kick-off of Senate and House Conferees on the National Defense Authorization Act
1:30pm- Interview with Robert Brodsky from the Government Executive Magazine
2:30pm- Meeting with Representative Ike Skelton, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
3:30pm- Freshman Senators Meeting with Lawrence Summers
5pm- 8(a) Discussion with Senior Staff
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2010
5:45pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2010
6pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2010
7pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
8:15pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2010

July 28, 2009

10:10am- Meeting with Shell Representatives
10:20am- Meeting with George Bradford, History Teacher from Nightmute, at the Presidential Academy for the Teaching of American History and Civics
10:45am- Meeting with Mayors Brian Wahler and Tim McDonough
12pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting with Senator Tom Daschle on Health Care
12:30- Received the Golden Gavel Award at the Democratic Caucus Luncheon
3pm- Meeting with the (Green Group)
5pm- Meeting and picture with Senator Murkowski's interns
5:30pm- Interview with Rob Capriccioso of the Indian Country Today
6:15pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010

July 27, 2009

8:40am (Pacific Daylight Time)-4:40pm (Eastern Standard Time): Traveling from Alaska to Washington, D.C.
7pm- Freshman and Sophomore Senator Dinner
9:40pm- Health Care Tele-Town hall

July 26, 2009

No schedule posted

July 25, 2009

No schedule posted

July 24, 2009

8am (Eastern Standard Time)-2:06pm (Alaska Standard Time): Travel from Washington, D.C. to Alaska

July 23, 2009

9:50am- Meeting with Brad Reeve, General Manager of Kotzebue Electric and Larry Markley
10am- Meeting with Senior Staff
10:30am- Arctic Legislation Discussion with Senior Staff
11:30am- Meeting and picture with Alaskan Students, Tanner Berube (Anchorage), Elias Garvey (Homer), Alicia Dair Esquer (Anchorage) and Ava Goepfert (Fairbanks), participating in Boys/Girls Nation
12pm- Meeting with Families of Continental Flight 3407 victims
12:35pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
2:15pm- Meeting with NEA-Alaska representatives, Shawn Arnold, Terrill Sullivan, Andy Holleman
3pm- Scheduling meeting with Senior Staff
3:30pm- Meeting with representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson (Administrator), Bob Sussman (Senior Policy Counsel) and Arvin Ganesan (Senior Official from EPA's Office of Water)
4:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
8:30pm- Phone call with Lt. Governor Sean Parnell
10pm- Health Care Tele-Townhall

July 22, 2009

8am- Brief remarks regarding energy policy to the Weekly Meeting of Edison Institute DC Representatives
9am- Democratic Steering Committee Meeting
10am- Call in to the Rick Rydell Show
10:30pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
12pm- Votes on the Senate Floor on Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
2pm- Speech at the Heritage Foundation
3pm- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
4pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
4:10pm- Votes on the Senate Floor on Amendments to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
4:50pm- Meeting with Larry Mayes, CEO of Adak Telephone
5pm- Meeting with Lt. General Dana Atkins, Commander of the Alaskan Command
5:30pm- Photo with Alaskan Tammy English and her daughter, Greta
6pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

July 21, 2009

10am- Meeting with Tanana Chiefs Conference representatives, Victor Joseph (TCC Health Director), Jacoline Bergstrom (TCC Quality Management Director), Joshua Gilmore (TCC Business Office Director), and Andrew Jimmie (TCC Regional Health Board President)
11am- Meeting with Alaskan Terry Gardiner on healthcare
12pm- Attend the National Youth Science Camp Luncheon and meet with Alaskan Students, Christopher Liu (Bethel) and Madelyn Peterson (Palmer)
12pm- Environment and Public Works Meeting on Global Warming
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Commerce Committee Executive Session on nominations Hearing
5pm- Interview Summer Interns for the Alaska Report
6pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
7pm- Honoring the contributions of Country Music to America Reception at the White House

July 20, 2009

12pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
1pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
2:30pm- Meeting with Senate Chaplain Barry Black
3pm- Surface Transportation Reauthorization Senior Staff Meeting
4pm- Four votes on the Senate Floor on Amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill
5pm- Interview with Jill Burke from KTUU Channel 2
5:30pm- Interview with Matthew Felling from KTVA Channel 11

July 19, 2009

No schedule posted

July 18, 2009

No schedule posted

July 17, 2009

10am- Meeting with Alaskan Terry Gardiner, National Policy Director for the Small Business Majority
11am- Meeting with Dennis Wheeler, Chairman, President & CEO of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and Andrew Lundquist, Managing Partner of BlueWater Strategies
11:15am- Meeting with Senior Staff
11:30am- Staff Briefing Time

July 16, 2009

8:30am- Meeting with Alaska Attorney General, Dan Sullivan
9am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
11am- Preside on the Senate Floor
12:10am- Meeting with representatives of the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals. Members include: Pete Swanson (President), Nikiski Anne Salzer (President-elect - Anchorage), Tim Doran (State Rep - Fairbanks), John Pile (North Pole), Michael Perkins (Anchorage), Alan Fields (President-elect, Kenai), Cyd Duffin (Wasilla) and Andre Layral (Executive Director, Fairbanks)
12:40pm- Meeting and picture with Jay Cho, Anchorage student participating in the National Youth Leadership Conference
1pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
2:30pm- Senate Commerce Subcommittee Contracting Oversight Hearing regarding 8(a) companies
5pm- Record 8(a) Hearing comments
5:30pm- Meeting with Christine Klein, Deputy Commissioner of the State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for Aviation
6pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
8:10pm- Interview with Alex DeMarban from Alaska Newspapers Regarding the 8(a) Hearing
8:30pm- Defense Discussion with Senior Staff
9:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on 2 amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
10pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
10:10pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
10:51pm- Vote to invoke cloture on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

July 15, 2009

9am- Democratic Steering Committee Meeting on Infrastructure
10am- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
11am- Meeting with Greg Loudon (Anchorage) from USA Insurance
11:15am- Meeting and Photo with Christian Rhyner (Lathrop H.S, Fairbanks) and Eric Van Oss (Homer Resident), Intern for National Farmers Union
11:30am- Meeting with Senator Conrad on Deficit Reduction
12:30pm- Lunch with Washington Representative Norm Dicks
2pm- Call-in with Karen McGann of KSRM (Kenai)
2:30pm- Senate Commerce Committee Nomination Hearing
4pm- 8(a) Meeting with Alaskan Native Group Representatives
5pm- Freshman Healthcare Discussion with Senator Baucus
6:15pm- Meeting with members of the Tlingit and Haida Central Council
7pm- Preside on the Senate Floor

July 14, 2009

9:30am- Meeting with Michael Tuchin from AIPAC
9:30am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing
11:30am- Meeting with Wayne Leonard, Chairman of Entergy corporation
12pm- Remarks at the Dark Skies Conference
12:20pm- Moderate Democrats Meeting
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Call with John Minge from BP
4:30pm- Climate Change Discussion with Senator Kerry
5pm- Meeting with Joan Evans, Asst. Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs Nominee
5:30pm- Transportation Discussion with Senior Staff
6pm- Interview with Erika Bolstad from the Anchorage Daily News
6:10pm- Interview with Matthew Felling from KTVA-Anchorage
6:20pm- Interview with Jason Moore from KTUU
6:30pm- Interview with Kyle Hopkins from the Anchorage Daily News
7pm- New Democratic Network 2009 Summer Celebration Dinner

July 13, 2009

12pm- Remarks to Carlton Club (Business Leaders)
2pm- Meeting with Margie Brown, CEO and President of Cook Inlet Regional Incorporated and other CIRI staff
3pm- Senior Staff Meeting
4pm- Arctic Legislation Discussion with Senior Staff
5:30pm- Vote to invoke cloture on the Census Director Nominee, Robert Groves
6pm- Confirmation vote on the Census Director Nominee, Robert Groves

July 12, 2009

No schedule posted

July 11, 2009

No schedule posted

July 10, 2009

10:30am- Meeting with Senior Staff
11:30am- Meeting with the Defenders of Wildlife, Rodger Schlickeisen (CEO) and Robert Dewey (Government Relations)
12pm- Preside on the Senate Floor
4pm- Interview with Rich Mauer of the Anchorage Dailey News
4:30pm- Meeting and Photo with two Anchorage Teachers
5pm- Meeting with Senior Staff

July 9, 2009

9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
11:30am- Meeting with Tanana Chiefs Conference President Jerry Isaac
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon
1:55pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
2pm- Healthcare discussion with Senator Baucus
2:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
3:45pm- Meeting and picture with Shehla Anjum
4pm- Staff Briefing Time
5:30pm- Media Availability with Anchorage Dailey News
6pm- Presides on Senate Floor
8:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the seven amendments to H.R. 2892, the Homeland Security Appropriations bill and passage of the bill as amended.

July 8, 2009

10am- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
11am- Votes on the Senate Floor on the Sessions and DeMint Amendments to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
11:30am- Meeting and Photos with NANA Corporation Interns
2pm- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
2:20pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Feingold Amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
3:30pm- Interview with Libby Casey from APRN-Washington
4pm- Meeting with Ellen Bloom and DeAnn Friedholm from the Consumers Union
4:30pm- Freshman Senators Meeting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates
4:45- Vote on Amendment to Homeland Security Bill
5:15pm- Karen Mills, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator
5:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
7pm- Presiding on Senate Floor

July 7, 2009

9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
10am- Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Commerce Subcommittee Hearing
12:15pm- Al Franken Swearing-In
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Meeting with Admiral Robert Willard, Nominee to command the Pacific
4pm- Health Care Meeting with Senior Staff
5pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on an Amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
5:30pm- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
7pm- Freshman Senators Dinner

July 6, 2009

8:40am (Pacific Standard Time)-4:40pm- Traveling back to Washington, D.C.
5:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on Legislative Appropriations Amendments for Fiscal Year 2010
6pm- Preside on Senate Floor
6:30pm- Vote on the Senate Floor on the Amendment for the Appropriations Bill

July 5, 2009

No schedule posted

July 4, 2009

8am- Pancake Breakfast on Park Strip-Anchorage
11am- 4th of July Parade in Anchorage

July 3, 2009

No schedule posted

July 2, 2009

10:30am- Meeting with Pete Carren
11:30am- Remarks at the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood Hall luncheon
1:15pm- Meeting with Roald Helgeson, President and CEO of SEARCH and a tour of the facilities
2:30pm- Meeting with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Regional Director Paul Brewster & Tongass Supervisor Forrest Cole
4pm- Meeting with Juneau Peace and Justice/Vets for Peace Members
5:30pm- Health Care Town Hall

July 1, 2009

10am- Meeting with Governor Palin Wednesday-Anchorage
3:30pm- Mayor-elect Dan Sullivan Swearing-In Celebration

June, 2009

June 30, 2009

9am- Grandview Train Ceremony
12pm- Resource Development Council Annual Meeting
1:30pm- Remarks at the Eagle River Town Center Dedication Ceremony
5pm- Kenai Classic VIP Reception and Dinner

June 29, 2009

8am- Call in to Bob and Mark Morning Show on KWHL
8:30am- Call in to Rick Rydell morning show on 650 KENI
9am- Interview with the Alaska Journal of Commerce Editorial Board
10:30am- Meeting with Bob Cox of Crowley Maritime
11am- Meeting with Barb Dubovich and Joanne Phillips from Campfire camp on the Kenai Peninsula
11:30am- Meeting with Karen Matthias from the Canadian Consulate
12pm- Meeting with Cordova Residence Group
3:30pm- Remarks at the Highway to Highway Project Headquarter Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
4:30pm- Meeting with Tony Palmer from the TransCanada Alaska Company

June 28, 2006

No schedule posted

June 27, 2006

No schedule posted

June 26, 2006

No schedule posted

June 25, 2009

9:30 AM - Armed Services Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act
12:45 PM - Demorcratic Policy Committee Luncheon
4:00 PM - Vote on nomination of Harold Hongju Koh as legal advisor to the Department of State
6:00 PM - Presiding on the Senate Floor

June 24, 2009

No schedule posted

June 23, 2009

8:30 AM - Meeting with Senators Levin and Bill Nelson on Missile Defense
9:30 AM - Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee Appropriations Markup
10:45 AM - Meeting with Alaskan Dick Fischer regarding military housing
11:00 AM - Armed Services Airland Subcommittee Appropriations Markup
2:00 PM - Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Appropriations Markup
3:00 PM - Briefing Time with Staff
4:30 PM - Meeting with Senator Schumer on healthcare
6:00 PM - Preside on the Senate Floor

June 22, 2009

No public events

June 21, 2009

No public events

June 20, 2009

No schedule posted

June 19, 2009

8am-2:30pm (Alaska Time Zone)- Traveling from Washington, D.C. to Alaska
3:30pm- Remarks at the Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the redone Westchester Lagoon Center
4:30pm- World Refugee Day Event at Mountain View Lions Park

June 18, 2009

9:00 AM - Meeting with Lt. General O'Reilly, Director Missile Defense Agency
9:30 AM - Meeting and Picture with Alaskan Students participating in the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. Miss Ruddy Abam, Miss Brianna West, Miss Abigail Huntsman, and Miss Bethsheba Naufahu, from Anchorage and Miss Annita Braun of Soldotna.
11:30 AM - Meeting with Senator Inhofe
12:00 PM - Remarks to the American Petroleum Institute Policy Committee
2:15 PM - Briefing with Ambassador Holbrooke
2:50pm- Vote on the Senate Floor for a motion to wave rule 44 in regards to Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009
3:00 PM - Healthcare Briefing with Yvette Fontenot
4:00 PM - Staff Briefing
4:40pm- Vote on the Senate Floor for the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009
5:00 PM - Interview with Purple Heart Radio
6:00 PM - Presiding on the Senate Floor

June 17, 2009

8am- Democratic Committee Green Jobs Summit
9:05am- Remarks given by Vice President Joe Biden at the Green Jobs Summit
9:45am- Meeting and Picture with Alex Van Wyhe and Dana Van Ormer
10am- Commerce Aviation Subcommittee Hearing
1:15pm- Meeting with Steve Gunderson, President, Council on Foundations and Diane Kaplan
1:30pm- Meeting with Ed Bolen, President of the National Business Aviation Association
2pm- Appropriations meeting with Senior Staff
2:30pm- Commerce Committee Hearing
3pm- Preside on Senate Floor
4pm- Meeting with Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund
4:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
6pm- Senate Armed Services Committee Pre-Markup Preparation Meeting
7pm- Preside on Senate Floor

June 16, 2009

8:45am- Summer intern meet and greet with Freshman Senators
9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:15pm- Meeting and picture with 33 Alaskan students participating in the National History Day Contest and Senator Murkowski
2:30pm- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
4pm- Bipartisan Issues Briefings with Senators Corker and Warner
5pm- Meeting with H.E. Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea

June 15, 2009

No public events

June 14, 2009

No schedule posted

June 13, 2009

No schedule posted

June 12, 2009

10:30am- Meeting with Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden
11am- Staff issue time
11:30am- Scheduling discussion

June 11, 2009

9:30am- Senate Armed Services Committee Meeting
10:30am- Briefing on impacts of health reform on small business
11am- Commerce Oceans Subcommittee Meeting
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon
2pm- Review of top secret CIA documents
2:30pm- Meeting and picture with Alaskan Families from Juneau, Petersburg and Anchorage
3:30pm- Meeting with Alan Buckelew, President and CEO of Princess Cruises
4pm- Meeting with Staff
5pm- Meeting with Alaska Public Employees Association officials
6pm- Preside on Senate Floor

June 10, 2009

9am- Democratic Steering Committee with Native American Leaders
9:30am- Veterans' Affairs Committee Meeting
10:45am- Preside on Senate Floor
1:15pm- Meeting with Tom Roberts from Van Ness Feldman
1:30pm- Meet and Greet with Senator Murkowski's Interns
2pm- Meeting with FCC Chair-nominee, Julius Genachowski
2:30pm- Commerce Subcommittee Meeting on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security
3:30pm- Meeting with Steve Horn, Executive Director of the Alaska Behavioral Health Association
4pm- Interview with Charles Fedullo, Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
4:20pm- Meeting with Julie Dodds, Jim Henderson, Helen Buxton and Lilly Shelton of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau
4:30pm- Meeting with Jan Jones, Vice President of Government Affairs for Harrah's Entertainment
5pm- Healthcare Reform Discussion with Senators Nelson and Lieberman
5:30pm- Meeting with Carol Browner, Assistant to the President of the United States for Energy and Climate Change
7pm- Preside on Senate Floor

June 9, 2009

9:50am- Speech to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission in Annapolis
10:10am- Meeting with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere, NOAA Administrator
12pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
12:30pm- Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm- Armed Services Airland Subcommittee Meeting
4:30pm- Meeting with Dan Elstad, Facilities Director of REACH, Inc. (Juneau)
5pm- Preside on Senate Floor
5:30pm- Meeting with Peter Lloyd, Canadian Consul General

June 8, 2009

9am- Visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center for tour and to speak with wounded warriors
12:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
1:30pm- Meeting with Representative Harry Crawford (Anchorage)
2pm- Media Availability
2:30pm- Meeting with Colonel Reinhard Koenig, future District Commander, AK Corps of Engineers
3pm- Attend Access Alaska Delegation with Senator Murkowski
4pm- Call with Karen Mathias, Canadian Consul in Anchorage
4:30pm- Interview with Glenn Thrush from Politico
5pm- Meeting with Senator Collins
5:30pm- Cloture vote on Senate Floor on FDA Tobacco Bill
6:30pm- Reception and dinner with Admiral Mullen, Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Freshman Senators

June 7, 2009

No schedule posted

June 6, 2009

No schedule posted

June 5, 2009

No public schedule

June 4, 2009

11am- Arctic Research Commission Speech Prep with Senior Staff

11:30am- Meeting with Skagway Mayor, Tom Cochran
12pm- Interview with prospective staff
12:45pm- Democratic Policy Committee Luncheon with Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
2:30pm- Scheduling Meeting with Senior Staff
3pm- Meeting with Singapore's Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Chan Heng Chee
3:30pm- Meeting with Legislative Staff
5pm- Meeting with Bruce Thompson of the American Exploration and Production Council
6pm- Preside on Senate Floor

June 3, 2009

10am- Meeting with Thomas Donahue, President and CEO, Rolf Lundberg and Jason Matthews of the US Chamber of Commerce
10:30am- Energy meeting with Senators Landrieu and Ben Nelson
1pm- Call with Taiwanese President Ying-jeou Ma
1:30pm- Meeting and pictures with Alaskans Chad Wilton of the Foreign Service and Clifford Darnell and family
2pm- Meeting with Jim Young, Chairman, Mike Rock and Jamie Hourton of Union Pacific
2:15pm- Meeting with Scott Davis, Chairman and CEO, Sheryl Bonilla and Bob Bergman of UPS
2:30pm- Commerce Committee Meeting
5:15pm- Media Interview
5:45pm- Special Caucus Meeting
7pm- Preside on Senate Floor

June 2, 2009

7:30am-10pm: Traveling from Alaska to Washington D.C.

June 1, 2009

7:50am- Call-in to KBRJ Morning Show
8am- Call-in to KFAT Morning Show
9:30am- Fort Rich Health Clinic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:30am- Foreign Policy Speech to World Trade Center Alaska
3pm- Tour of Fort Greely with Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates
5pm- Travel back to Anchorage

May 2009

May 31, 2009

No schedule posted

May 30, 2009

12pm- Brief remarks at the Anchorage Museum ribbon cutting ceremony

May 29, 2009

10am- Brief remarks at the Mary Jane Proclamation Ceremony
2pm- Health Care Roundtable

'May 28,' 2009

2:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff

May 27, 2009

12:10am- Depart Dubai for Washington Dulles Airport
6:37am- Arrive at Washington Dulles Airport
3pm- Depart for Alaska
9:43pm- Arrive in Alaska

May 26,2009

6:35am- Check-out of Hotel
7:15am- Depart for Islamabad
7:55am- Arrive at Chaklala Air Base in Islamabad, Pakistan
8:30am- Meeting with Anne Patterson, Ambassador to Pakistan
9am- Intelligence Briefing
10:30am- Meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence
12pm- Lunch Meeting regarding the North-West Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas
2pm- Meeting with Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan
3pm- Meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari
4:30pm- Depart Islamabad for Dubai
5:45pm Arrive in Dubai

May 25, 2009

9:30am- Briefing at U.S.Consulate
10:30am- Depart for Raiwind
11am- Meeting with Mian Nawaz Sharif
1pm- Lunch with Punjab Governor, Salman Taseer
2:45pm- Meeting with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi of the Pakistan Muslim League
4:15pm- Meeting with Hafiz Fazl-ur-Rahim and Hafiz Zubair Hasan, of the Jamia Ashrafia Institute
5:30pm- Roundtable Discussion with leading journalists
8pm- Civil Society dinner hosted by the American Business Forum
10:30pm- Media opportunity

May 24, 2009

6:20am- Arrive at Camp Eggers
6:30am- Breakfast with Deployed Alaskan Military Personnel at Main Dining Hall 8am- Depart for Kandahar
9:30am- Arrive in Kandahar
9:45am- Regional Command-South Area Briefing by Brigadier General John Nicholson, Jr.
11:15am- Meeting with Ms. Sarah Chayes, former NPR reporter and current aid worker in Afghanistan
12pm- Depart Kandahar
12pm- Counter Insurgency Overview In-Flight
12:30pm- Arrive at Forward Operating Base Ramrod west of Kandahar City
12:45pm- Lunch with Deployed Alaskan Military Personnel
1:30pm- Depart Forward Operating Base Ramrod
1:30pm- Counter Narcotics Overview In-Flight
2pm- Arrive in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
2:15pm- Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team Task Force Roundtable
3:15pm- Meeting with Governor Gulab Mangal
4:30pm- Depart Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
10pm- Arrive in Lahore, Pakistan
10:35pm- Check-In to Hotel

May 23, 2009

4:45am- Luggage call and boxed breakfast provided by hotel
5:05am- Check-out of Hotel
5:15am- Depart from hotel for Dubai International Airport
6am- Depart Dubai for Kabul
10:15am- Arrive in Kabul and met by Deputy Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Jr.
10:30am- Drive to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and met by Ambassador Karl Eikenberry
11am- Joint Country Team Briefing Luncheon with Ambassador, Deputy Ambassador and Officials
1:30pm- Meeting with President Karzai's Interior Minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar
2:30pm- Tour of the National Police Command Center
3:30pm- Meeting with President Karzai's Defense Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardaq
4:30pm- Meeting with President Hamid Karzai
6pm- Meeting with former Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
7:30pm- Dinner Hosted by Ambassador Karl Eikenberry

May 22, 2009

7:20pm- Arrive in Dubai
8:20pm- Check-in to Hotel
9pm- Dinner

May 21, 2009

9:30am- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting
10am- Senate Armed Services Committee Meeting
10am- Cloture vote on HR. 2346 on Senate Floor
11:30am- Intelligence Briefing
12:30pm- Lunch with Senator Murkowski, Rep. Young and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
2:45pm- Live radio interview on KUDO
4:30pm- Meeting with Staff

May 20, 2009

8am- Meeting with Secretary Gates
9:30am- Meeting with Senior Staff
10:30am- Preside on Senate Floor
1:30pm- Meeting with Walter Featherly, Ronald Perry and Harry Alford of the National 8(a) Association
2pm- Commerce Committee Meeting
2:30pm- Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee Meeting
3pm- Media Availability
5pm- Meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius and other Freshman Democrats
4pm- Intelligence briefing

May 19, 2009

9:30am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
11am- Commerce Committee Meeting
12pm- Meeting with Moderate Democratic Colleagues and Nancy An DeParle, Director of WH Office of Health Reform
12:50pm- Floor vote on the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009
2:16pm- Floor vote to confirm Gary Gensler to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
2:30pm- Meeting with Mano Frey and Joey Merrick, Alaska Local 341 Laborers' International Union of North America
3:15pm- Photo with Alaska State Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis
3:30pm- Media availability
4:30pm- House and Senate Conferees on Weapons System Acquisition Bill
5pm- Preside on Senate Floor

May 18, 2009

7:30am-10pm: Travel from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

May 17, 2009

No schedule posted

May 16, 2009

No schedule posted

May 15, 2009

9am-2pm: Issues Briefing with Staff
3pm: Travel to Alaska

May 14, 2009

8:30am- Meeting with Senators Warner, Bennett and Wyden and business leaders
9:30am- Meeting with Senior Staff
10am- Meeting with Larry Bell of the IBEW
10:15am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
11:30am- Meeting with Joe Newberry of NW Airlines-Int'l Airline Mechanics
11:45am- Meeting with Senior Staff
12pm- Lunch with Alaska State Senator Johnny Ellis
12:30pm- Record Steller High School Graduation Congratulations video
2pm- Call with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Presidents
2:30pm- Meeting with Capt. Randy Babbitt, FAA Administrator
3pm- Meeting with the Alaska Association of Realtors
3:30pm- Meeting with Commissioner Tong of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
4pm- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Large Aircraft Security Plan Briefing
4:30pm- Meeting with Steven Jensen, Chief Operating Officer of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
5pm- Meeting with the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Delegation
6pm- Presiding on the Senate Floor

May 13, 2009

9:30am- Preside on Senate Floor
10am- Commerce Committee Meeting
10:30am- Cloture vote on nomination for Interior Department Nominee
11am- Meeting with Kenai Mayor, Pat Porter
11:30am- Meeting with George Gordon, President and CEO of Doyon Utilities
1:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
3pm- Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Meeting
3:50pm- Meeting with John Harris, Sunsu Ledoux and Jim Duncan (Anchorage) of AFSCME Alaska
4pm- Votes on Vitter Amendment on Senate Floor
4pm- Meeting with Senator Murkowski and Jim Bowles, President of ConocoPhillips Alaska
4:30pm- Meeting with Senator McCaskill
5pm- Meeting with Colonel Kevin Wilson, Commander, Alaska District, US Army Corps of Engineers
6:35pm- Interview with Ellen Goode, KDLG, Dillingham
7pm- Meeting with Senior Staff

May 12, 2009

8:30- Meeting with the Motion Picture Association of America
10am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
11:35am- Meeting with Frederick Smith, Chairman and CEO of FedEx Corporation
12pm- Remarks to the Center for Excellence in Education Annual Congressional Luncheon
12:30pm- Photo and meeting with Alaskan john Herring and mother
3pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
3:30pm- DVD taping for Alaska events
4pm- Meeting with Lt. General OReilly, Director of the Missile Defense Agency and Senator Murkowski
5:45pm- Vote on the Colburn Amendment to the Consumer Credit Act
6:30pm- Brief remarks to the American Council for Capitol Formation

May 11, 2009

No schedule posted

May 10, 2009

No schedule posted

May 9, 2009

No schedule posted

May 8, 2009

10am- Meeting with Francis Gallela (Anchorage), Eddie Graiser (Eagle River), Steve Coligan (Anchorage) and Larry Lewis (Soldotna) from Safari Club International.
10:30am- Meeting with John Katz and Michael Tubman from Governor's Office
11am- Meeting with Bill Allen, Palmer City Manager
2pm- Listened to performance by the Goldenview Middle School Choir and pictures
2:30pm- Meeting with the Creative Coalition
8:30pm- Video remarks to the Parker Drilling Building Opening

May 7, 2009

8:30am- Constituent Coffee
9:30am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
10:30am- Meeting with Albert Kookesh and Rosita Worl of Sealaska
11am- Meeting with Ken Johns, the CEO/CFO of Ahtna
12:30pm- Meeting with students from Monroe H.S. (Fairbanks) and picture with Congressman Young
3pm- Meeting with General Petraeus
4pm- Meeting with Staff
5pm- Bi-partisan banking briefing hosted by Senators Corker and Warner

May 6, 2009

8am- Meeting with AFN Board of Directors
9am- Healthcare Discussion with Senator Nelson
1:30pm- Meeting with President and CEO of Alaska Public Broadcasting
2pm- Meeting with Mayor Joe Bereskin, Akutan
3pm- Meeting and picture with Senator Murkowski and students from Ryan Middle School (Fairbanks), Anvil Science Academy (Nome) and Ke'acik & Aapalluk (Kwethluk) High Schools
4pm- Meeting with CEO of Pebble Limited Partnership, John Shively
6pm- Meeting with Senior Staff

May 5, 2009

9:30am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
10am- Remarks to the Organization for the Protection and Advancement of Small Telephone Companies
10:50am- Vote on Senate Floor
10:55am- Meeting and picture with 2 students who won the Alaska Prudential Spirit of Community Award
11am- Meeting with David Gottstein and AIPAC Group
12:30pm- Luncheon with Democratic Senators
2:30pm- Foreign Relations Committee Meeting on the global implications of a warming arctic
3:15pm- Met with students from Valley Academy with Senator Murkowski
4pm- Armed Service Committee Meeting with Afghanistan President Karzai and Afghan Department Ministers
5:45pm- Meeting with Alaskan, Cheryl Easly, the President of the American Public Health Association
6:15pm- Meeting with Lt. General O'Reilly

May 4, 2009

11am- Meeting with the President of BP Exploration Alaska
12:30pm- Senior Staff Meeting
2pm- Meeting with the CEO and Board Members of Chugach Electric
3:30pm- Meeting with General Don Riley, Deputy Commanding General, HQ, Army Corps of Engineers
4:30pm- Scheduling Meeting
5pm- Meeting with Alaska Power Authority Representatives
5:30pm- Vote on Amendments on Senate Floor
6pm- Presiding on Senate Floor
7pm- AIPAC Gala Banquet

May 3, 2009

No schedule posted

May 2, 2009

No schedule posted

May 1, 2009

8:30am- Breakfast meeting with Armed Services Chairman Senator Carl Levin
9:30am- Arctic Policy discussion with Senator Kerry
11am- Juneau-Douglas High School National Ocean Science Bowl Team Presentation
12pm- Presiding on the Senate Floor
3:30pm- Meeting with Legislative Staff

April 2009

April 30, 2009

8:30am- Weekly Constituent Coffee
9:30am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
12:45pm- Democratic Senator Luncheon with Secretary Geithner
2pm- Armed Services Airland Subcommittee Meeting
4pm- Meeting with VP and General Counsel of Calista Corporation
4:30pm- Meeting with Chairman and CEO of CSX
6pm- Presiding on the Senate Floor

April 29, 2009

9:30am- Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting
11am- Remarks to American Exploration & Production Council
1:30pm- Meeting with President of Anadarko
2pm- Meeting with students from Dillingham and Nikolaevsk
2:30pm- Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee Meeting
5pm- Meeting with Ketchikan City Leaders
5:45pm- Meeting with Senators to discuss Middle East trip
6pm- President & CEO, The Kuskokwim Corporation
6:45- Phone interview with Ashton Godell - KTUU
7pm- Presiding Senate Floor

April 28, 2009

9am- Armed Services Committee Meeting
11:30am- Meeting with Senior Staff
12:30pm- Democratic Senator's Luncheon regarding swine flu
2:30pm- Picture with Alaskan students on Capitol Steps
2:45pm- Commerce Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee Meeting
4:30pm- Meeting with CH2MHill from Anchorage
5pm- Meeting with the Alaska Society of CPAs
5:30pm- Meeting with Senior Staff
5:45pm- Libby Casey Interview
6pm- KIMO Interview with Lauren Pozen

April 27, 2009

9am - Meeting with Chief of Staff
9:30am - Defense Appropriations meeting
10am - Meeting with Asst. Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs nominee
10:30am - Meeting with Alaska Forest Association Director
11am - Meeting with Asst. Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs nominee
11:30am - Interview with press
12:30pm - Senior staff meeting
1:30pm - Meeting with Alaska BLM State Director
4:15pm - Health Care discussion with senior staff
5:30pm - Cloture vote on Senate Floor

April 26, 2009

No schedule posted

April 25, 2009

No schedule posted

April 24, 2009

10am - Meeting with Ambassador from Croation
10:30am - Meeting with Senior VP of Alkan Shelter
11am - Meeting with Alaskan Educators
12:15pm - Meeting with Marine Conservation Alliance
2pm - Appropriations meeting with Senator Murkowski
3pm - Senate Intelligence Committee Briefing
4pm - Meeting with Senior Staff
5:30pm - Meeting with Senior Staff

April 23, 2009

8:30am - Weekly Constituent Coffee
10am - Meeting with Senior Staff
11am - Meeting with General Obering
11:30am - Meeting with Northwest Arctic Leadership Team (NWALT)
12pm - Meeting with CEO of Chevron
12:45pm - Democratic Policy Luncheon
2:05pm - Meeting with Senior Staff
3:30pm - Meeting with Chugach Alaska Corporation
4pm - Picture with Dream Walker Award Nominee
4:30pm - Meeting with Tatitlek Corporation
5pm - Meeting with Air Traffic Controllers Association
6pm - Presiding on Senate Floor
8:15pm - Call into Dan Fagan Show

April 22, 2009

8:30am - Meeting with the National Mining Association
9:30am - Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
11:45am - Meeting with Admiral Kirkland Donald of Naval Reactors
12:15pm - Meeting with U.S. District Court judge John Sedwick on Alaskan issues
12:30pm - Meeting with Gubby Barlow, CEO and Jack McRae, Senior VP, of Premera Blue Cross (BS) on healthcare issues
2pm - Senior staff meeting
2:30pm - Meeting with Korean Ambassador Han Duk-soo
3pm - Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting
4:15pm - Floor vote
4:30pm - Meeting with students from Yakutat, Aleutians East, Dot Lake, Tok and Nelson Island
5pm - Meeting with Senior staff

April 21, 2009

8:30am - Speech to 2009 Water Policy Conference
11am - Meeting with staff
12pm - Moderate Democrats meeting
12:30pm - Democratic Caucus Luncheon
2:30pm - Commerce Committee Nominations Hearing
4pm - Senatorial Bi-Partisan Briefing
5pm - Civility/Great Experiment meeting
6:15pm - Real Estate Round Table dinner

April 20, 2009

7:30am -10pm - Travel from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

April 19, 2009

No schedule posted

April 18, 2009 - Anchorage

9:30am - Reception with Kids Day sponsors
10:30am - Kids Day
12:30pm - Attended "The Gathering" Veterans Event

April 17, 2009 - Fairbanks

1pm - Attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks presentation
2pm - Meeting with University of Alaska Fairbanks Senior Management
4pm - Radio interviews
5pm - Energy Projects meeting

April 16, 2009 - Kenai Peninsula

8:30am - Attended the National Multicultural Leadership Conference
11:30am - Attended the Kenai-Soldotna-Nikiski Chamber Meeting
1:30pm - Meeting with the Peninsula Clarion Editorial Board

April 15, 2009 - Anchorage

9:30am - Military Domiciliary tour
11:30am - Attended the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce Meeting
1:30pm - Rural CAP Press Conference
3pm - Telemundo Interview
3:30pm - Indigenous People's DVD
4pm - Meeting with the Journal of Commerce Editorial Board

April 14, 2009 - Anchorage

7:30am - Red Cross Heroes Breakfast
8:30am - Meeting with Alaskans and Secretary Salazar
9am - Outer Continental Shelf Hearing
10:30am - Meeting with North Slope Borough Mayor Itta
12pm - Lunch Meeting with the Resource Development Council
1:30pm - Tour of the Resource Development Council trade show
2:30pm - Attended Briefing of ACS Broadband Project
3:30pm - Meeting with National Education Association

April 13, 2009 - Dillingham

3pm - Dillingham Town Hall with Secretary of the Interior Salazar

April 12, 2009

No schedule posted

April 11, 2009

No schedule posted

April 10, 2009 - Anchorage

8am - Breakfast meeting with Commonwealth North staff
9:30am - Tour of hospital
10am - Veterans Health Care Forum at Hospital
11:30am - POW Remembrance Ceremony at Bartlett High School
2:30pm - Alaska Conservation Foundation quarterly meeting
4pm - KUDO in-studio radio interview

April 9, 2009 - Mat-Su Valley

9:30am - Tribal Roads Conference Meeting
11am - Meeting with the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Editorial Board
12pm - Mat-Su Veterans Council Luncheon
1pm - Palmer-Wasilla-Houston-Big Lake Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
3pm - Tour of Mat-Su Valley VA Clinic
6:30pm - Honorary coin toss for the Alaska Wild

April 8, 2009 - Ketchikan, Sitka

9am - Meeting with Borough Mayor Dave Keiffer
9:30am - Press Conference with Ketchikan Daily News Miner
10:45am - Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce meeting
1:15pm - Oceans Alaska meeting
2pm - Meeting on Legislation
2:45 - Tongass Roundtable Discussion
4pm - Radio interview by phone
6:30pm - Sitka Town Hall

April 7, 2009 - Juneau

11am - Address to Joint Session of Alaska State Legislature
12pm - Meeting with State Senate Majority Caucus
1pm - Meeting with Alaska State Legislature Joint Finance Leadership
2pm - Meeting with Governor Palin
3pm - Meeting with State Legislation
5pm - State Legislature Joint Reception

April 6, 2009 - Anchorage

9am - Meeting with Anchorage staff
10am - Meeting with Steller H.S. Students
12pm - Athena Society Award Luncheon recognizing outstanding member participation
1:30pm - Press Conference
3pm - Meeting with Resource Development Council Board
5:30pm- Annual Employer Recognition Banquet with Employer Support Guard Reserve

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