Capitol Hill Buzz: Passed, then Un-passed
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., went to the floor just after 3 p.m. to pass the bills, including the terrorist financing legislation, a bill that would allow the Department of Defense to lease unused office space at arsenals and several other bills to name post offices.
Senators from coal states issued a news release around the same time saying they would block all attempts to pass legislation by unanimous consent until the Senate backs a bill to protect health care and pension benefits for about 120,000 retired coal miners and their families.