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Editor's note: Sen. Nelson posts his schedule online at his congressional website. The staff of the Sunlight Foundation and Congresspedia regularly copy his schedule to this archive, beginning on March 7, 2007. As of August 23, 2007, it is noted below if there was no schedule posted for a time period.

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Contents

August 2010

August 30, 2010

2 p.m.

- visit holley center in panama city for oil spill update

3 p.m.

- stop by the gulf coast aerospace alliance board meeting in panama city


August 25, 2010

11 a.m.

- meet with elected officials in volusia county

3:30 p.m.

- meet with elected officials in lake county

August 24, 2010

9:15 a.m.

- speak at the florida league of cities annual convention in hollywood, florida

2 p.m.

- meet with university of miami physicians re: efforts to provide

     basic medical care in haiti

August 23, 2010

9:15 a.m.

- speak at the florida league of cities annual convention in hollywood, florida

2 p.m.

- meet with university of miami physicians re: efforts to provide

     basic medical care in haiti

August 18, 2010

9:30 a.m. - meet with kennedy space center director bob cabana

11 a.m. - unveil commercial space jobs and investment act at kennedy space center

August 17, 2010

12 p.m.

- meet with marion county officials re: legislative update

2:30 p.m.

- meet with gainesville officials re: cabot koppers superfund site

4:30 p.m.

- meet with bradford county officials re: legislative update

6:30 p.m.

- attend jacksonville regional chamber of commerce 2010 hobnob

August 16, 2010

12 p.m.

- meet with marion county officials re: legislative update

2:30 p.m.

- meet with gainesville officials re: cabot koppers superfund site

4:30 p.m.

- meet with bradford county officials re: legislative update

6:30 p.m.

- attend jacksonville regional chamber of commerce 2010 hobnob

August 11, 2010

7:30 a.m. CDT

- panama city round table with gulf coast oil spill claims administrator

11:30 a.m. CDT

- pensacola round table with gulf coast oil spill claims administrator 

August 10, 2010

11:30 a.m.

- meet with local officials in seminole county

1:30 p.m.

- tour winter garden city hall

6 p.m.

- meet with business leaders in panama city

August 9, 2010

- d.c. office hours

August 8, 2010

- d.c. office hours

August 7, 2010

- d.c. office hours

August 6, 2010

9:30 a.m.

- closed armed services committee briefing

11:20 a.m.

- senate votes expected

12:45 p.m.

- democratic policy committee lunch

6 p.m.

- beta theta pi banquet

August 5, 2010

9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

9:30 a.m.

- meet with gen. james mattis

10 a.m.

- closed joint seapower and strategic forces subcommittee hearing

10:35 a.m.

- vote expected

11:45 a.m.

- meet with sen. lugar

12:15 p.m.

- lunch

6:30 p.m.

- attend beta theta pi reception

August 4, 2010

9:00am:democratic leadership meeting

9:30am:armed services committee hearing re: quadrennial defense review

10:00am:budget committee hearing re: u.s. economy

12:30pm: democratic caucus lunch

2:30pm: closed intelligence committee hearing re: iran; armed services committee hearing re: nominations

August 3, 2010

9:30am: meeting in tampa with dr. robert weisberg of the university of south florida re: oil spill research

11am: attend funeral of leroy collins jr.

1:30pm: depart tampa for washington

5:45pm: senate vote expected

August 2, 2010

9:30 AM

washington office hours

12:00 PM

depart washington for florida

July 2010

9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

9:30 a.m.

- meet with bob cabana of kennedy space center and mike coats of johnson space center

11:30 a.m.

- meet with the mayor of hialeah

12 p.m.

- meet with sts-132 space shuttle crew

1 p.m.

- meet with florida-based lighting science group

1:30 p.m.

- meet with food for the poor re: haiti recovery

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee closed session

3:30 p.m.

- navy briefing

4:45 p.m.

- meet with sen. hutchison, rep. edwards and rep. kosmas re: nasa


July 27, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: new start treaty

10:30 a.m.

- meet with staff re: nasa

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: online privacy

2:45 p.m.

- senate vote expected

3 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing

   - armed services committee hearing re: gen. james mattis nomination

4 p.m.

- meet with sen. hutchison and rep. gordon

4:30 p.m.

- meet with florida farm bureau

5 p.m.

- meet with miami chamber of commerce

5:30 p.m.

- meet with tampa chamber of commerce


July 22, 2010


9:30 a.m.

- intelligence committee meeting with director of national security agency

10 a.m.

- members only briefing with ken feinberg re: bp compensation fund

12 p.m.

- senate votes expected

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- commerce committee markup

5 p.m.

- finance committee members only meeting


July 21, 2010

9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

10 a.m.

- meet with teco energy

   - finance committee hearing re: tarp program
   - oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard subcommittee       hearing re: gulf cleanup

11 a.m.

- meet with skipp orr, nominee for u.s. director of the asian development bank

11:30 a.m.

- meet with international speedway officials

12 p.m.

- coffee with dr. cecil wilson of winter park, president of the american medical association

12:30 p.m.

- meet with freshministries re: relief efforts in haiti

1 p.m.

- meet with ken feinberg, head of oil spill independent claims facility

1:30 p.m.

- aging committee hearing re: continuing care retirement communities

2:30 p.m.

- introduce skipp orr at foreign relations committee nomination hearing

   - commerce committee hearing re: safe port act reauthorization

July 20, 2010

9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: start treaty

10:30 a.m.

- meeting of democratic members of the finance committee

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:15 p.m.

- swearing in of sen. goodwin of west virginia

2:30 p.m.

- senate vote expected

2:45 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing re: nomination of director of national intelligence

4:30 p.m.

- meet with ceo of media general

July 19, 2010

9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

- attend super regional rail summit at tampa convention center

2 p.m.

- attend usda wetlands acquisition announcement in kissimmee

6 p.m.

- depart orlando for washington July 17, 2010

10:30 a.m.

- d.c. office hours

July 16, 2010

10:30 a.m.

- d.c. office hours

July 15, 2010


9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: start treaty

10 a.m.

- commerce committee mark up of nasa authorization bill

10:30 a.m.

- senators only briefing re: bp oil spill response

11 a.m.

- senate vote expected

11:45 a.m.

- press conference with commerce committee members re: nasa authorization bill

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2 p.m.

- cosumer protection, product safety and insurance subcommittee hearing re: protecting youth in an online world

5 p.m.

- drop by meeting with mayor of miami and other elected officials



July 14, 2010


9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

10 a.m.

- finance committee hearing re: tax rates

11 a.m.

- meet with u.s. ambassador to portugal, allan katz

1:30 p.m.

- meet with supreme court nominee elena kagan

2 p.m.

- meet with the cuban american national foundation

3:30 p.m.

- meeting re: financial reform

4 p.m.

- meet with association of universities for research in astronomy

July 13, 2010

9:30 a.m.

- d.c. office hours

5:30 p.m.

- senate vote expected


July 12, 2010

10 a.m.

- orlando office hours

July 11, 2010

10 a.m.

- orlando office hours

July 10, 2010

10 a.m.

- orlando office hours

July 9, 2010

10 a.m.

- orlando office hours


July 8, 2010


10 a.m.

- meet with scientists from the center for southeastern tropical advanced remote sensing, re: oil spill tracking


July 7, 2010

9 a.m.

- Oil spill briefing at state emergency operations center in Tallahassee

12 p.m.

- Drive to Orlando


July 2, 2010


9:45 a.m.

- present intelligence officer of the year award to lt. commander josie rodriguez

- office hours (all day)


July 1, 2010


9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

9:30 a.m.

- commercial crew briefing

10 a.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: oil spill

12 p.m.

- senate vote expected

1 p.m.

- members briefing with ken feinberg re: gulf coast claims process

1:30 p.m.

- closed briefing with fbi and cia

2 p.m.

- aging committee hearing re: drug waste and disposal

4 p.m.

- meet with pratt and whitney and united space technologies

4:30 p.m.

- meet with dr. barth green of univ. of miami re: haiti

5 p.m.

- meet with president of florida a&m university

June 2010

June 30, 2010

9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: petraeus nomination

10:50 a.m.

- attend bi-partisan meeting at white house re: energy legislation

12 p.m.

- moderate democrats meeting

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:15 p.m.

- drop by meeting with national conference of black mayors
- senate vote expected

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing

4:30 p.m.

- meet with dr. john holdren, head of white house office of science and technology policy

5 p.m.

- meet with bp re: gulf restoration

5:45 p.m.

- drop by meeting with walton county officials re: oil spill


June 29, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: petraeus nomination

10:50 a.m.

- attend bi-partisan meeting at white house re: energy legislation

12 p.m.

- moderate democrats meeting

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:15 p.m.

- drop by meeting with national conference of black mayors
- senate vote expected

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing

4:30 p.m.

- meet with dr. john holdren, head of white house office of science and technology policy

5 p.m.

- meet with bp re: gulf restoration

5:45 p.m.

- drop by meeting with walton county officials re: oil spill

June 28, 2010

10 a.m.

- jacksonville office hours

12 p.m.

- depart jacksonville for washington

4 p.m.

- meet with ken feinberg, head of oil spill independent claims facility

5:30 p.m.

- senate vote expected

June 25, 2010
10 a.m.

- media availability in tampa office

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

- orlando office hours

6 p.m.

- live interview with wptv - west palm beach

June 24, 2010

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: nominations

10 a.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: universal service

10:30 a.m.

- meet with sen. mikulski

11 a.m.

- meeting re: coast guard oil spill equipment

11:30 a.m.

- drop by central florida partnership lunch

12:45 p.m.

- democratic policy committee lunch

2:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with florida state representative hazelle rodgers
- commerce surface transportation subcommittee hearing re: pipeline safety

3 p.m.

- drop by meeting with take stock in children foundation

June 23, 2010

11:30 a.m.

- meet with florida blue key members

12 p.m.

- meet with president of florida international university re: oil spill research

1:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with american wind energy association members

2 p.m.

- senate votes expected

2:30 p.m.

- finance committee hearing re: u.s. - china trade

4 p.m.

- closed informal armed services committee meeting with israeli minister of defense

5 p.m.

- meet with spacex

5:30 p.m.

- meeting with american shrimp processors association


June 22, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: preventing military suicides

11 a.m.

- meet with space florida

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- briefing on gulf coast restoration

4:30 p.m.

- meet with florida cigar makers

5 p.m.

- meet with lt. gen. james clapper, director of national intelligence nominee

June 21, 2010

8:30 a.m. CDT

- tour topsail hill preserve state park

9:15 a.m. CDT

- oil spill briefing at walton county emergency operations center

11 a.m. CDT

- florida fish & wildlife boat survey of oil off destin area

1:15 p.m. CDT

- oil spill briefing at okaloosa county emergency operations center

5:30 p.m. CDT

- depart florida for washington

June 18, 2010

8:30 a.m.

- depart washington for west palm beach

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

- west palm beach office hours

2:30 p.m.

- visit office depot headquarters in boca raton

June 17, 2010

9:30 a.m.

- armed services committee hearing re: start treaty

10 a.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: airline industry
- drop by meeting with former congressman lou frey
- meet with sen. shelby

10:30 a.m.

- democratic policy committee meeting re: oil spill

11 a.m.

- senators briefing with coast guard admiral thad allen

12 p.m.

- senate vote expected

12:45 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing re: current threats to the u.s.

4:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with officials from the city of tamarac

5 p.m.

- meet with sen. brown and former sen. john glenn

June 16, 2010


9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents
- armed services committee hearing re: afghanistan

10 a.m.

- meet with united space alliance

10:30 a.m.

- cia briefing

10:40 a.m.

- senate vote expected

11:30 a.m.

- meet wit bluecross blueshield of florida

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2 p.m.

- aging committee

4 p.m.

- meeting with boeing

4:30 p.m.

- meet with maj. gen. burnett amd maj. gen. titshaw of florida national guard

5 p.m.

- drop by meeting with cruise line officials

6 p.m.

- meet with spacex
June 15, 2010

9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

9:30 a.m.

- armed service committee hearing re: afghanistan

11 a.m.

- drop by meeting with all children's hospital of st. petersburg

11:30 a.m.

- drop by meeting with ira leesfield

11:50 a.m.

- senate votes expected

12 p.m.

- moderate democrats meeting

12:15 p.m.

- meet with aipac board of directors

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing

5 p.m.

- meeting re: sen. schumer's pre-paid mobile device identification act


June 14, 2010


9:30 a.m. (CDT)

- spill briefing at escamboa county emergency operations center

12 p.m. (CDT)

- florida fish and wildlfe tour of pensacola waters

4:15 p.m. (CDT)

- depart pensacola for washington (tentative)

June 11, 2010

8:40 a.m.

- depart washington for tampa

1:30 p.m.

- meet with florida institute of oceanography re: funding for spill monitoring

4:30 p.m.

- meet with lee county officials

June 10, 2010

8:30 a.m.

- speak at cq-roll call policy breakfast on energy after the oil spill

9:30 a.m.

- meet with dutch ambassador re: oil spill

10 a.m.

- testify before the homeland security and government oversight subcommittee re: oil spill
- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
- finance committee hearing re: u.s. - china economic relationship

11 a.m.

- drop by meeting with city of margate

12:45 p.m.

- democratic policy committee lunch

2:15 p.m.

- meet with tampa christian community school students - winners of the 2010 exploravision awards

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing re: afghanistan

4:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with judge charles wilson of 11th circuit court of appeals

5 p.m.

- meet with international association of machinists and aerospace workers

June 9, 2010

9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

11 a.m.

- meet with president-elect of the american bar association

11:30 a.m.

- meet with children's miracle network champion

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee meeting

4:30 p.m.

- meet with dr. david palandro, florida scientific support coordinator for oil spill responseJune 8, 2010

- washington d.c. office hours

5:30 p.m.

- senate vote expectedJune 4, 2010

9:15 p.m. (CDT)

- visit coast guard station at pensacola naval air station

1:45 p.m. (CDT)

- meet with fishermen impacted by oil spill in panama city

June 3, 2010

1:30 p.m. (CDT)

- oil spill briefing at escambia county emergency operations center

3:30 p.m. (CDT)

- oil spill briefing at santa rosa county emergency operations center

June 2, 2010

- Jacksonville office hours

June 1, 2010

1:30 p.m.

- tour lakeland regional medical center

May 2010

May 28, 2010

2:30 p.m.

- orlando office hours

May 27, 2010


9 a.m.

- senators conference call with coast guard admiral thad allen

9:30 a.m.

- closed senate armed services committee meeting re: defense authorization

10 a.m.

- senate votes expected

10:30 a.m.

- press conference with sens. menendez, lautenberg and shaheen re: oil spill liability

12:45 p.m.

- democratic policy committee lunch

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing

4:30 p.m.

- meet with dr. sandra thomson, interim president of florida a & m university

5 p.m.

- meeting with boeing, lockheed and u.s. space alliance

May 26, 2010

9:30 a.m.

- closed armed services seapower subcommittee meeting

re: defense authorization

10 a.m.

- finance committee hearing re: nominations

11 a.m.

- meet with florida transportation builders

11:30 a.m.

- meet with environmental leaders re: offshore drilling

12:15 p.m.

- lunch with space shuttle sts-131 crew

2 p.m.

- aging committee hearing re: dietary supplements

2:30 p.m.

- closed senate armed services meeting re: defense authorization
- commerce communications, technology and the internet subcommittee hearing re: disabilities act

May 25, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

10 a.m.

- finance committee hearing re: unemployment system

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2 p.m.

- chair armed services emerging threats subcommittee re: defense authorization

2:30 p.m.

- intelligence committee hearing re: space/satellite programs

3:30 p.m.

- closed senate armed services strategic forces subcommittee re: defense authorization

4:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with climate communities re: cap and trade legislation



May 24, 2010


10 a.m.

- washington, d.c. office hours

5:30 p.m.

- senate vote expected

May 21, 2010


9 a.m.

- depart washington for panama city

1:30 p.m.

- meet with panama city leaders re: oil spill fallout

5 p.m.

- attend northwest florida beaches airport grand opening celebration

May 20, 2010


9:45 a.m.

- speak at everglades summit

11 a.m.

- attend joint meeting of congress re: address by mexico president felipe calderon

12 p.m.

- meet with regions bank of florida

12:45 p.m.

- democratic policy committee lunch

2:30 p.m.

- meet with everglades foundation board of directors
- senate vote expected
- finance subcommittee on energy, natural resources, and infrastructure hearing re: clean technology

4:30 p.m.

- meeting with armed services committee staff

5 p.m.

- meet with commerce committee staff

May 19, 2010


9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

10:30 a.m.

- meet with focus on the family

11:30 a.m.

- meet with president of florida southern college

2 p.m.

- senate vote expected

2:30 p.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: motor vehicle safety act

4:30 p.m.

- drop by meeting with mayor of coconut creek

5 p.m.

- meet with spanish ambassador

May 18, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadreship meeting

10:10 a.m.

- senate floor: oil spill liability

11 a.m.

- meeting re: molecular power

11:30 a.m.

- meet with dr. john koza re: national popular vote

12 p.m.

- moderate democrats meeting

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

2:30 p.m.

- commerce committee hearing re: gulf of mexico oil spill
- intelligence committee hearing

4:30 p.m.

- meet with daytona beach chamber of commerce

May 17, 2010


3:30 p.m.

- arrive in washington

5:30 p.m.

- senate votes expected

May 14, 2010

12:00 p.m.
- arrive at kennedy space center

2:19 p.m.
- shuttle launch

6:00 p.m.
- meeting with brevard county cattlemen's assoc.

May 12, 2010


9 a.m.
- weekly meeting with florida constituents

9:30 a.m.
- meeting with director of national intelligence

10 a.m.
- scheduled votes

12 p.m.
- meeting with walton county officials

1:00 p.m.
- meeting with maritime expert re oil spill

1:30 p.m.
- speak to the northwest florida defense coalition

1:50 p.m.
- meet with nasa administrator charlie bolden

2:30 p.m.
- chair commerce hearing re: future of space flight, russell 253

5 p.m.
- meeting with lake county officials

5:30 p.m.
- briefing with senate armed services committee staff

May 11, 2010


9:00 am
- leadership meeting

9:30 am
- meeting with lori garver, nasa deputy administrator

10:00 am
- finance committee hearing re: the president’s proposed fee on financial institutions regarding tarp

11:00 am
- briefing with department of defense

11:30 am
- meet with members of the als association from florida

12:00 pm
- meet with chairman of florida's restaurant and lodging association re oil drilling

12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
- caucus lunch

2:30 pm
- testifying at epw hearing re: deepwater horizon oil spill

3:00 pm
- closed senate intelligence committee hearing


May 10, 2010

8:30 a.m.

- depart orlando for fort lauderdale

10:15 a.m.

- oil spill fact finding at emergency operations center in broward

3:30 p.m.

- meeting with spirit airlines

6:00 p.m.

- depart fort lauderdale for washington, d.c.

May 9, 2010


9 a.m.

- depart washington for st. petersburg

11:45 a.m.

- visit oil spill unified command center in st. petersburg

2:30 p.m.

- meeting with local environmentalists

May 8, 2010


9 a.m.

- depart washington for st. petersburg

11:45 a.m.

- visit oil spill unified command center in st. petersburg

2:30 p.m.

- meeting with local environmentalists

May 7, 2010


10 a.m.

- finance committee members meeting re: small business tax cuts
- commerce committee hearing re: building a high-tech workforce
- senate vote expected

12 p.m.

- lunch with rep. wasserman-schultz

2 p.m.

- meet with united launch alliance

2:30 p.m.

- armed services seapower subcommittee hearing re: navy shipbuilding programs
- intelligence committee hearing

4:30 p.m.

- speak to florida farm bureau
- start treaty briefing for all senators

5 p.m.

- meet with environmental defense fund

5:15 p.m.

- meet with northrup grumann ceo

May 6, 2010


9 a.m.

- weekly meeting with florida constituents

10 a.m.

- finance committee democrats meeting

11 a.m.

- meet with florida league of cities

11:30 a.m.

- meet with city of clearwater officials

12 p.m.

- drop by meeting sunshine state interfaith power & light

2 p.m.

- speak to florida bankers association

3 p.m.

- meet with moffitt cancer center officials

May 5, 2010


9 a.m.

- democratic leadership meeting

10 a.m.

- finance committee hearing re: fee on financial institutions

10:30 a.m.

- drop by meeting with florida winners of the spirit of community initiative award

11 a.m.

- press conference with sens. menendez, lautenberg and environmental organizations re: oil spill

12 p.m.

- moderate dems meeting

12:30 p.m.

- democratic caucus lunch

4:30 p.m.

- senators briefing on oil spill

5 p.m.

- meet with bp executives re: oil spill

May 4, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: fee on financial institutions
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida winners of the spirit of community initiative award
  • 11 a.m.- press conference with sens. menendez, lautenberg and environmental organizations re: oil spill
  • 12 p.m.- moderate dems meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 4:30 p.m.- senators briefing on oil spill
  • 5 p.m.- meet with bp executives re: oil spill

May 3, 2010

  • 10:30 a.m. - attend jobs forum in orlando hosted by u.s. commerce secretary gary locke
  • 6 p.m. - depart orlando for washington

May 2, 2010

  • No Schedule Captured

May 1 2010

  • No Schedule Captured


April 2010

April 30, 2010

  • 9 a.m. - meet with state and local officials in pensacola re: gulf of mexico oil spill
  • 12 p.m. - depart pensacola for jacksonville
  • 4 p.m. - arrive jacksonville
  • 6:30 p.m. - attend shrimp festival in amelia island

April 29, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- commerce consumer protection, product safety and insurance subcommittee hearing re: online privacy
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with delray beach officials
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with csx officials
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m.- tentative departure to florida

April 28, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:45 a.m.- meet with sen. vitter
  • 10:15 a.m.- meeting re: employee non-discrimination act
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida hospital association
  • 12:20 p.m.- vote expected
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with florida members of the american jewish committee
  • 4 p.m.- meet with orlando mayor buddy dyer
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with transportation workers union of america local 525

April 27, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- commerce subcommittee on competitiveness, innovation and export hearing re: national parks
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida automobile dealers association president
  • 11 a.m.- meet with ineos bio re: construction of bioenergy facility in indian river county
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with presidents of goodwill manasota and goodwill international
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with jacksonville-based crowley maritime
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting re: health care cost cutting initiatives

April 26, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- tour st. joseph's children's hospital in tampa
  • 1:25 p.m.- depart tampa for washington
  • 4:30 p.m.- interview with vanity fair re: u.s. space program
  • 5 p.m.- senate vote expected
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with eric shaab, noaa assistant administrator for fisheries

April 25, 2010

  • No schedule captured

April 24, 2010

  • No schedule captured

April 23, 2010

  • 10:45 a.m.- media availability in fort myers re: federal investigation into oil rig explosions and spills

April 22, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- budget committee markup
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: nuclear posture review
  • 10 a.m.- commerce oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard committee hearing re: ocean acidification
  • 11 a.m.- meeting re: international trade
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- aging committee hearing re: national broadband plan
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing; commerce committee hearing re: debt settlement industry

April 21, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- chair armed services emerging threats subcommittee re: dod nonproliferation programs
  • 12:30 p.m.- senate vote expected
  • 1 p.m.- interview with fox news re: drywall
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with rafael borras, undersecretary of homeland security for management; meet with sts-130 space shuttle crew
  • 2:15 p.m.- budget committee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: dod environmental management funding; commerce committee hearing re: transportation security
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with columbia county economic development officials
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with florida homebuilders association
  • 7 p.m.- attend washington press club dinner

April 20, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: defense authorization; moderate democrats meeting re: deficit reduction
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: administration proposed fee on financial institutions
  • 11 a.m.- meet with pipefitters union of florida
  • 11:30 a.m.- cia briefing
  • 12 p.m.- climate change meeting hosted by sen. kerry; moderate democrats meeting with education secretary arne duncan; senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with florida wildlife federation
  • 5 p.m.- meet with florida beer wholesalers; budget committee democrats meeting
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with associate director carl wieman of office of science and technology
  • 6 p.m.- meet with armed services committee staff
  • 8:15 p.m.- senate votes expected

April 19, 2010

  • No schedule captured

April 18, 2010

  • No schedule captured

April 17, 2010

  • 1 p.m.- briefing on reconnaissance programs
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

April 16, 2010

  • 10:40 a.m.- depart orlando for miami
  • 11:40 a.m.- arrive miami
  • 12:30 p.m.- tour leasa industries plant in liberty city
  • 2 p.m.- meet with president of univision
  • 5 p.m.- attend opening plenary for 2010 clinton global initiative university meeting

April 15, 2010

  • 11:30 a.m.- travel with President Obama to Kennedy Space Center
  • 2:50 p.m.- president speaks at KSC

April 14, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m.- meeting re: space program
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: unemployment insurance
  • 10:30 a.m.- armed service committee hearing re: iran
  • 12:30 p.m.- senate vote expected
  • 2 p.m.- joint house-senate intelligence committees meeting with king of jordan
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: national broadband plan-strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: national nuclear security administration
  • 4 p.m.- briefing on reconnaissance programs
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with palm beach county commissioner priscilla taylor

April 13, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- meeting re: immigration reform
  • 11 a.m.- meet with vice admiral james winnefield, u.s. northern command nominee
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with attorneys representing chinese drywall victims in florida
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: elicit financing
  • 5 p.m.- attend president obama's nuclear security summit reception

April 12, 2010

  • 2:30 p.m.- leadership meeting with president of chile
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with lt. gen. keith alexander, u.s. cyber command nominee
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

April 11, 2010

  • Recess

April 10, 2010

  • Recess

April 9, 2010

  • Recess

April 8, 2010

  • Recess

April 7, 2010

  • Recess

April 6, 2010

  • Recess

April 5, 2010

  • Recess

April 4, 2010

  • Recess

April 3, 2010

  • Recess

April 2, 2010

  • No schedule captured

April 1, 2010

  • No schedule captured


March 2010

March 31, 2010

  • Recess

March 30, 2010

  • Recess

March 29, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 28, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 27, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 26, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- armed services committee
  • 10 a.m.- southcom briefing
  • 11 a.m.- armed service committee members only meeting with pakistan foreign minister and chief of army staff general
  • 1 p.m.- meeting with usaid
  • 4 p.m.- swearing in ceremony for u.s. ambassador to portugal, allan katz

March 25, 2010

  • 9:45 a.m.- senate votes on amendments to health care bill
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of homestead officials

March 24, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with port of miami director
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with city of palmetto bay officials
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with go boldly nasa representatives re: manned space flight
  • 12 p.m.- drop by rep. putnam's congressional classroom program lunch
  • 2 p.m.- aging committee hearing
  • 2:30 p.m.- armed services committee hearing
  • 3 p.m.- drop by meeting with tampa general hospital officials
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with united way representatives
  • 4 p.m.- meet with florida fishermen re: fisheries managment
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with gen. burnett of the florida national guard
  • 5 p.m.- drop by congressional medal of honor reception
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with presidential science advisor dr. john holdren
  • 6 p.m.- meet with director of the center for medicare management

March 23, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 11:15 a.m.- attend presidential signing of health care bill at the white house
  • 12 p.m.- speak to aipac's florida delegation
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: national broadband plan
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with officials from the city of maitland
  • 4:30 p.m.-meet with florida citrus growers- climate change meeting hosted by sen. kerry
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with sen. hutchison

March 22, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 21, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 20, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 19, 2010

  • 8:30 a.m.- depart washington
  • 11 a.m.- arrive orlando
  • 3 p.m.- participate in florida today forum on adminstration's plans for the space program

March 18, 2010

  • 9:45 a.m.- armed service committee hearing re: don't ask don't tell policy
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations9
  • 11:15 a.m.- attend presidential signing of the hire act at the white house
  • 12 p.m.- meet with officials from pensacola, north port, panama city and venice beach
  • 12:15 p.m.- meet with the cuban american national foundation
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair, space and science subcommittee hearing re: commercial space capabilities

March 17, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with commercial spaceflight coalition
  • 9:45 a.m.- senate votes expected
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- testify before the senate environment and public works committee re: the acreage
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with orbital sciences
  • 12:30 p.m.- attend caucus on health care
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with florida firefighters
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair aging committee hearing on prescription drug prices
  • 3 p.m.- commerce consumer protection subcommittee hearing re: financial services and products
  • 5 p.m.- meet with dr. regina dugan, director of darpa
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with former congressman lou frey

March 16, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: 2011 defense authorization
  • 10:40 a.m.- meet with president obama
  • 12:30 p.m.- meet with gov. crist and lt. gov. kottkamp
  • - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with space coast economic development commission
  • 5 p.m.- meet with elected officials from cities of miami gardens and windemere
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with sens. vitter and hutchinson

March 15, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- visit kerr-mcgee superfund site in jacksonville
  • 12 p.m.- depart jacksonville for washington
  • 1:30 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 3 p.m.- meet with commander of u.s. special operations command
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with officials from palm beach county and cities of miramar, hallandale beach, opa-locka, st. petersburg and wilton manors
  • 5 p.m.- armed serves committee democrats meeting
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate votes expected

March 14, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 13, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 12, 2010

  • 12 p.m.- visit lockheed martin site in riviera beach
  • 2:45 p.m.- meet with acreage residents in west palm beach re: cancer cluster

March 11, 2010

  • 9 a.m.-armed services committee hearing re: u.s. northern and southern commands
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: video and broadband market; drop by meeting with col. ed wilson from patrick air force base
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting with elected officials from oviedo, sarasota beach, marathon, walton county, broward county and manatee county
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with jacksonville district army corps of engineers commander
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with united launch alliance

March 10, 2010

  • 9 a.m.-weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m.-meet with women air force service pilots receiving congressional gold medal
  • 10 a.m.-chair emerging threats subcommittee
  • 1 p.m.-meet with the miami project re: spinal cord injuries research
  • 1:30 p.m.-meet with dr. robert braun, nasa chief technologist
  • 2 p.m.-meet with noaa assistant administrator for fisheries re: federal fishing regulations
  • senate vote expected
  • 2:30 p.m.-commerce committee hearing re: research and development
  • strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: military space programs
  • 3:15 p.m.-drop by meeting with head of oracle corporation re: jobs and innovations
  • 3:30 p.m.-meet with miami chamber of commerce re: transportation, trade, jobs and health care
  • 4 p.m.-meet with elected officilas from city of st. augustine, miami-dade, broward and palm beach counties
  • budget committee democrats meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.-meet with frank brogran chancellor of the state university system of florida
  • 5 p.m.-meet with presidents of florida atlantic university, palm beach state college and indian river state college
  • 5:30 p.m.-drop by meeting with president of keiser university

March 9, 2010

  • 9 a.m.-armed services committee hearing re: u.s. european and africa commands; democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.-finance committee hearing re: u.s. preference programs
  • 11 a.m.-votes expected
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting florida police chiefs
  • 12 p.m.-moderate dems meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.-democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.-senate vote expected; closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.-meet with gen. robert kehler, air force space command
  • 5 p.m.-meet with elected officials from osceola, polk, wakulla, leon and sarasota counties
  • 5:45 p.m.-meet with senate armed services committee staff

March 8, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- media availability in orlando office re: nasa
  • 11 a.m.- attend strawberry festival in plant city
  • 1:30 p.m.- depart tampa for washington
  • 3:30 p.m.- arrive washington

March 7, 2010

  • No schedule captured

March 6, 2010

  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with nancy ann deparle, white house director of heatlth care reform
  • 12 p.m.- meeting with staff re: tax provision in president's budget

March 5, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- meet with dr. jane lubchenco, noaa administrator re: 2011 noaa budget
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with board of directors of florida association of insurance agents
  • 12 p.m.- meet with martin and charlotte county commissioners
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- budget committee hearing re: defense budget
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: department of transportation budget - intelligence committee hearing
  • 3 p.m.- finance committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with european command commander, admiral jim stavridis
  • 5 p.m. - meeting re: commercial space flight
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with jacksonville aviation authority

March 4, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- meet with dr. jane lubchenco, noaa administrator re: 2011 noaa budget
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with board of directors of florida association of insurance agents
  • 12 p.m.- meet with martin and charlotte county commissioners
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- budget committee hearing re: defense budget
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: department of transportation budget- intelligence committee hearing
  • 3 p.m.- finance committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with european command commander, admiral jim stavridis
  • 5 p.m.- meeting re: commercial space flight
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with jacksonville aviation authority

March 3, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- meet with president of the florida medical association- commerce oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard subcommittee hearing re: 2011 noaa budget
  • 10:30 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: trade agenda
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with north central florida regional planning council
  • 2:30 p.m.- armed services strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: protective forces at the department of energy
  • 3 p.m.- meeting re: new central florida va medical center
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with british ambassador sir nigel sheinwald
  • 4 p.m.- meet with ceo of airtran
  • 4:30 p.m.- closed armed services committee briefing
  • - drop by meeting with vice president of cox radio in jacksonville
  • 5 p.m.- finance committee democrats meeting
  • 5:30 p.m.- members meeting re: climate change legislation

March 2, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: toyota recalls
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with comcast officials
  • 11:15 a.m.- introduce frank sanchez, under-secretary of international trade nominee, at finance committee nominations hearing
  • 12 p.m.- meet with interior secrtary ken salazar
  • - budget committee democrats meeting
  • 12:15 p.m.-senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- continuation of commerce committee hearing on toyota recalls
  • -intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with officials from eastern shipbuilders from panama city
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with president of st. thomas university
  • 5:30 p.m.- meeting re: economic development in florida

March 1, 2010

  • 11:30 a.m.- attend recovery act event with vice president biden and transportation secretary lahood in clermont
  • 2 p.m.- attend afl-cio winter executive council meeting in orlando with vice president biden
  • 4 p.m.- depart orlando for washington

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February 2010

February 28, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 27, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 26, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- travel from washington to florida
  • 2 p.m.-unveil legislation to end red snapper ban in tallahassee office

February 25, 2010

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: 2011 defense authorization- commerce aviation operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing re: aviation safety
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with polk state college officials
  • 12 p.m.- meet with officials from cutler bay, riviera beach, ocoee and collier county
  • 12:45 p.m.-democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with president of santa fe college
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with mayor, chamber of commerce and port official from jacksonville
  • 5 p.m.- meet with university of west florida president
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with miami beach community health center officials
  • 6:15 p.m.- meet with white house deputy chief of staff jim messina

'February '24, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting florida constituents- budget committee hearing re: 2011 budget
  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with elected officials from santa rosa county, clearwater and cocoa beach
  • 10 a.m.- senate votes expected
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with officials from all children's hospital
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida citrus growers
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with president of eckerd college
  • 12 p.m.- meet with governor of puerto rico
  • 2 p.m.- meet with nasa administrator charlie bolden
  • 2:30 p.m.-chair space subcommittee re: nasa budget
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with lee county commissioner ray judah
  • 5 p.m.-drop by meeting with florida credit union league

February 23, 2010

  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:15 p.m.- meet with nasa contractors re: nasa budget and constellation
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: cybersecurity- intelligence committee hearing re: google and cyber attack
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida association of homes and services for the aging- budget committee democrats meeting
  • 5 p.m.- meet with florida municipal electric association
  • 6 p.m.- meet with commerce committee staff re: nasa budget hearing

February 22, 2010

  • 11:50 a.m.- depart jacksonville for washington
  • 1:30 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 2:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with mayor of jacksonville beach- armed services committee briefing re: afghanistan
  • 5 p.m.- meet with interior secretary ken salazar and epa administrator carol browner
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

February 21, 2010

  • 10:00 a.m.-orlando office hours

February 20, 2010

  • 10:00 a.m.-orlando office hours

February 19, 2010

  • 10:00 a.m.- orlando office hours

February 18, 2010

  • 11:30 a.m.-speak to the forum club in west palm beach
  • 2:30 p.m.- west palm beach new office opening
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with the business development board of palm beach

February 17, 2010

  • 3 p.m.- tampa office hours

February 16, 2010

  • 2 p.m.- interview with news 13 in orlando
  • Orlando office hours

February 15, 2010

  • Congressional fact finding trip to haiti

February 14, 2010

  • Congressional fact finding trip to haiti

February 13, 2010

  • Congressional fact finding trip to haiti

February 12, 2010

  • Congressional fact finding trip to haiti

February 11, 2010

  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- budget committee hearing
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting

February 10, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 9, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 8, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 7, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 6, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 5, 2010

  • No schedule posted

February 4, 2010

  • 7:30 a.m.-attend national prayer breakfast
  • 10 a.m.-budget committee hearing re: president's 2011 budget- finance committee hearing re: president's 2011 budget
  • 11:30 a.m.- meeting re: clean energy
  • 12:30 p.m.-vote expected
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with IBM florida executives
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting with zahi khouri re: palestine
  • 5 p.m.- meeting re: proposed drilling oil of florida's coast

February 3, 2010

  • No schedule captured

February 2, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- media availability in jacksonville with rep. ander crenshaw re: homeporting carrier at mayport naval station
  • 11:50 a.m.-depart jacksonville for washington
  • 1:30 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 3 p.m.- satellite news conference re: nasa budget
  • 4:30 p.m.-drop by meeting with general aviation manufacturers association
  • 5 p.m.-meeting re: higher education policy
  • 5:30 p.m.- vote expected

February 1, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- media availability in jacksonville with rep. ander crenshaw re: homeporting carrier at mayport naval station
  • 11:50 a.m.-depart jacksonville for washington
  • 1:30 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 3 p.m.- satellite news conference re: nasa budget
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with general aviation manufacturers association
  • 5 p.m.-meeting re: higher education policy
  • 5:30 p.m.- vote expected


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January 2010

January 31, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- media availability in orlando re: nasa budget
  • 12 p.m.- depart for fort lauderdale
  • 2 p.m.- arrive fort lauderdale
  • 3:30 p.m.- tour nova southeastern university national coral reef institute

January 30, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- media availability in orlando re: nasa budget
  • 12 p.m.- depart for fort lauderdale
  • 2 p.m.- arrive fort lauderdale
  • 3:30 p.m.- tour nova southeastern university national coral reef institute

January 29, 2010

  • 9:00 a.m.- budget committee hearing re: economic outlook and the budget
  • 10:15 a.m.- meeting with students from miami country day school
  • 10:30 a.m.- votes
  • 11:30 a.m.- meeting with florida children organizations
  • 12:45 p.m.- dpc lunch re: jobs
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee
  • 3:00 p.m.- interview for fox re: high speed rail
  • 3:20 p.m.- votes
  • 3:30 p.m.- finance committee meeting

January 28, 2010

  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with armed services committee staff-moderate-democrats meeting
  • 3 p.m.- armed services committee briefing re: cyber security
  • 4:15 p.m.- meet with director of sandia national laboratories

January 27, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- press conference with sen. landrieu and others re: haitian orphans
  • 11 a.m.- meet with glenn sutphin of florida national guard
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with okaloosa county officials- senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with state senator mike haridopolos
  • 5:30 p.m.- phone call with hhs secretary kathleen sebelius

January 26, 2010

  • 9 a.m.- meet with dep. director of greater orlando aviation authority re: jet blue relocation status
  • 9:30 a.m.- attend dedication of orlando army air base historical marker
  • 11:45 a.m.- depart orlando for washington
  • 2 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 6 p.m.- senate vote expected

January 25, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 24, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 23, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- meet with florida mayors
  • 3 p.m.- tentative departure to florida

January 22, 2010

  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed services committee hearing re: fort hood incident
  • 10 a.m.- speak on the senate floor-fiscal responsibility task force
  • 10:15 a.m.- drop by meeting with the jewish community relations council and greater miami jewish federation
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of west palm beach officials
  • 5 p.m.- meet with rape, abuse and incest national network
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with broward county sheriff al lamberti

January 21, 2010

  • 12 p.m.- vote expected- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: aviation security
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with president of rollins college
  • 4 p.m.- meet with family of felix batista, floridian who went missing in mexico
  • 4:30 p.m.- fiscal taskforce meeting
  • 5 p.m.- meet with city of orlando officials
  • 5:30 p.m.- all senators briefing re: christmas day attack on northwest flight 253

January 20, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 19, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- washington, d.c. office hours
  • 4 p.m.- meeting with florida mayors

January 18, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 17, 2010

  • 11 a.m.- depart orlando for fort lauderdale
  • 1:30 p.m.- tour jackson memorial hospital's ryder trauma center re: haiti medical relief efforts
  • 3:30 p.m.- interviews with msnbc and nbc nightly news
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with south florida haitian leaders in miami

January 16, 2010

  • 11 a.m.- depart orlando for fort lauderdale
  • 1:30 p.m.- tour jackson memorial hospital's ryder trauma center re: haiti medical relief efforts
  • 3:30 p.m.- interviews with msnbc and nbc nightly news
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with south florida haitian leaders in miami

January 15, 2010

  • 12 p.m.- speak at leadership florida luncheon at kennedy space center
  • 1 p.m.- meet with kennedy space center director bob cabana

January 14, 2010

  • travel in florida

January 13, 2010

  • 10 a.m.- attend high-speed rail rally in tampa
  • 3 p.m.- attend high-speed rail rally in orlando

January 12, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 11, 2010

  • No schedule captured

January 10, 2010

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January 9, 2010

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January 8, 2010

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January 7, 2010

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January 6, 2010

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January 5, 2010

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January 4, 2010

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January 3, 2010

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January 2, 2010

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January 1, 2010

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December 2009

December 31, 2009

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December 30, 2009

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December 29, 2009

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December 28, 2009

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December 27, 2009

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December 26, 2009

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December 25, 2009

  • No schedule captured

December 19, 2009

  • No schedule captured

December 24, 2009

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December 23, 2009

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December 22, 2009

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December 21, 2009

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December 20, 2009

  • No schedule captured

December 19, 2009

  • No schedule captured

December 18, 2009

  • Washington, D.C. office hours

December 17, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10: a.m.- commerce committee mark up
  • 10:30 a.m.- meeting re: health care
  • 11:00 a.m.- drop by meeting with broward commissioner
  • 12:00 p.m.- meeting re: intelligence committee
  • 12:30 p.m.- staff briefing
  • 1:00 p.m.- interview for 60 minutes
  • 1:30 p.m.- media interview on space exploration
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee subcommittee hearing re: carbon monoxide poisoning
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting re: tax extender bill

December 16, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- meeting with cia director panetta
  • 10 a.m.- conference call with state staff
  • 10:15 a.m.- meeting with nasa administration charlie bolden
  • 11:00 a.m.- meeting with governor of the us virgin islands
  • 1:30 p.m.- senate armed services committee hearing
  • 2:00 p.m.- meeting with nominitee for the public trustees of social security and medicare
  • 3:00 p.m.- meeting with morrocan director general of intelligence and security and moroccan ambassador
  • 5:00 p.m.- meeting re: health care

December 15, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 1 p.m.- depart for white house for democratic senators meeting with the president re: health care
  • 3:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • - commerce committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with ceo of st. petersburg housing authority
  • 5 p.m.- meet with jackalyn pfannenstiel, nominee for assistant secretary of the navy for installations and environment

December 14, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- washington, d.c. office hours
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with allan katz, nominee for ambassador to portugal
  • 5:30 p.m.- caucus meeting re: health care

December 11, 2009

  • 8:30 a.m.- breakfast with vice president biden and members of the fiscal responsibility task force
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting

December 10, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- commerce aviation operations, safety, and security subcommittee hearing
  • - budget committee hearing
  • 11 a.m.- meet with the secretary of the air force
  • 12 p.m.- meet with sen. conrad and other members of the fiscal task force
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing

December 9, 2009

  • 11:15 a.m.- drop by meeting with nature conservancy re: climate change
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with miami-dade expressway authority officials
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: research parks and job creation
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

December 8, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus meeting
  • 1:30 p.m.- armed service committee hearing re: afghanistan
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed armed services committee hearing

December 7, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- washington d.c. office hours
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with sens. reid and baucus re: health care
  • 4 p.m.- meet with dr. lonnie bunch, director of the smithsonian natural museum of african american hsitory and culture
  • - fiscal taskforce meeting

December 4, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- satellite interview with wkmg tv orlando
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with florida cardiologists re: health care
  • 4 p.m.- conference call with florida reporters re: tamiami trail groundbreaking

December 3, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- meet with christine levinson, wife of flordian bob levinson, who went missing in iran in 2007.
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with bishop thomas wenski, bishop of the diocese of orlando
  • 11:45 a.m.- commerce committee markup re: nominations
  • 12:00 p.m.- meet with gulf power
  • 12:30 p.m.- meet with sudan special envoy general gration
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- members only briefing on afghanistan

December 2, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • - armed services committee hearing re: afghanistan
  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with gen bruce carlson, director of the national reconnaissance office
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: transportation security
  • 11 a.m.- meet with kidney dialysis providers
  • 11:30 a.m.- senators only meeting re: health care reform
  • 2:15 p.m.- votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with port of miami director bill johnson
  • 3 p.m.- meet with ed ramirez, nominee for federal trade commission
  • 3:30 p.m.- meeting re: commercial space ventures
  • 4:15 p.m.- meeting with william burns, under secretary of state for political affairs

December 1, 2009

  • 11:50 a.m.- travel from jacksonville to washington
  • 2 p.m.- cia briefing
  • 3:30 p.m.- briefing with noaa re: fisheries management
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with julie brill, federal trade commission nominee


November 2009

November 30, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- tour newtown success zone project area, jacksonville

November 23-November 29, 2009

  • - travel in florida

November 20, 2009

  • 11 a.m.- washington, d.c. office hours
  • 4 p.m.- speak on the senate floor re: health care

November 19, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m.- meeting with sen. stabenow re: health care affordability
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee meeting re: nominations
  • 10:00 a.m.- commerce committee meeting re: mark ups
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with city of tamarac
  • 11:00 a.m.- meeting with sec. of agriculture tom vilsack
  • 12:45 p.m.- dpc lunch on health care
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing- votes
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting with victims of imported tainted drywall

November 18, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with state university system of florida board of governors
  • 11 a.m.- senate vote expected
  • 11:45- meet with erin conaton, nominee for under secretary of the air force
  • 2:15 p.m.- meet with dominic baragona who is schedule to testify before congress on defense contracting issues
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations- meet with sens. dorgan, durbin and other members re: job creation
  • 3 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida officials re: climate change
  • 3:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with the president of s.w. florida's mote marine laboratory
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

November 17, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- drop by meeting with aipac national board members
  • 11:15 a.m.- senate votes expected
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with dr. phillips foundation officials
  • 12:00 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m.- senate votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • - commerce committee hearing re: aggressive sales tactics on the internet

November 13-16, 2009

  • personal time in Orlando

November 12, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- meeting with palm beach county elected officials and community leaders in west palm beach
  • 2 p.m.- tour indian river state college public safety complex in fort pierce
  • 4 p.m.- visit piper aircraft in vero beach

November 10, 2009

  • personal time in Orlando

November 9, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- visit honeywell aerospace facility in clearwater
  • 12 p.m.- speak to the tampa chamber of commerce
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with veterans from sumter, citrus and hernando counties in brooksville
  • 6 p.m.- depart tampa for washington

November 5, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with nemours foundation re: health care
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 3 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with sen. conrad re: long term fiscal outlook
  • 5 p.m.- meet with gen. cartwright, vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff

November 3, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- german chancellor angela merkel to address joint meeting of congress
  • 11:30 a.m.meeting re: tourism
  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with national business aviation association
  • 5 p.m.- meet with michael mundaca, nominee for assistant secretary for tax policy

November 2, 2009

  • 9 - 11a.m.- hold office hours in orlando
  • 2 p.m.- depart orlando for washington
  • 5 p.m.- senate vote expected

October 2009

October 29, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- attend cpsc, epa, cdc and hud briefing on contaminated drywall investigation
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with tampa bay water
  • 12 p.m.-drop by meeting with florida state representative scott randolph
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with sen. kerry re: oil drilling

October 28, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- meet with members of the florida, alabama and georgia congressional delegations re: tri-state water dispute
  • 10:10 a.m.- tape video of university of central florida junior achievement
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with nominee for u.s. ambassador to costa rica
  • 11 a.m.- meet with orbital sciences re: commercial space activities
  • 12 p.m.- meeting re: faa reauthorization
  • 2:30 p.m.- attend presidential signing of the national defense authorization act
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with jeff greason, member of the augustine commission
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 26, 2009

  • 10:45 a.m.- depart for andrews air force base
  • 11:45 p.m.- travel with president obama to florida
  • 3:15 p.m.- attend presidential visit with u.s. servicemen and women at naval station jacksonville
  • 4:30 p.m.- depart jacksonville for miami

October 23, 2009

  • 11 a.m.- phone interview with nbc2 fort myers
  • 11:15 a.m.- meet with former ambassador lloyd hand

October 22, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 11 a.m.- meet with sen. boxer re: climate change legislation
  • 11:45 a.m.- senate vote expected
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • - finance committee democrats meeting
  • 4:15 p.m.- meet with norm augustine and dr. ed crowley of the u.s. human space flight plans committee
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with kissimmee/osceola chamber of commerce

October 21, 2009

  • 9:15 a.m.- meet with terry yonkers, nominee for asst. secretary of the air force for installations and environment
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee democrats meeting
  • 11 a.m.- meet with president of the florida league of women voters
  • 12 p.m.- meet with staff re: nasa hearing
  • 1:15 p.m.- meet with president of the florida wildlife federation
  • 2 p.m.- senate votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair space and science subcommittee hearing re: examining the value of the space program

October 20, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- leadership
  • 10 a.m.- briefing with nasa and noaa
  • - finance committee hearing
  • 11:15 a.m.- meeting re us attorney appointment
  • 12:00 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence meeting
  • 3:30 p.m.- finance committee democrats meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with business representatives re renewable energy
  • 5:00 p.m.- meet with sen. voinovich re: securing america's future economy commission act

October 19, 2009

  • 1 p.m.- meet with sen. lemieux, florida secretary of transportation, and florida senate leaders re: high speed rail and other topics.
  • 3 p.m.- meet with dr. john holdren, office of science and technology policy director
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with new costa rican ambassador to the united states

October 16, 2009

  • 12 p.m.- participate in university of florida homecoming parade

October 15, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: nominations
  • - drop by with sallie mae vice chair and ceo
  • 11 a.m.- meet with american society of travel agents
  • 12:30 p.m.- meet with senior citizens for chipley, florida
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with sen. voinovich
  • 5:30 p.m.- finance committee democrats meetings

October 14, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 11 a.m.-drop by meeting with ilene lieberman, chair of the nat'l assn. of counties large urban county caucus
  • 11:15 a.m.- senate vote expected
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with the american association for justice
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- joint aging committee & homeland security and governmental affairs subcommittee meeting re: federal long-term care insurance
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with monroe county officials

October 13, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- finance committee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: nominations
  • 5 p.m.- meeting with drugmakers re: health care
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

October 9, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- Orlando office hours

October 8, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- national security working group briefing on arms reduction treaty negotiations
  • 10 a.m.- meet with elizabeth robinson, nominee for nasa chief financial officer
  • 10:30 a.m.- meeting with members of the senate foreign relations committee re: haiti
  • 11:30 a.m.- meeting re: u.s. military academy age requirements
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida association of homes for the aging
  • 5:15 p.m.- meet with buzz aldrin

October 6, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with former florida cfo tom gallagher
  • 12:15 p.m.- senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 3:45 p.m.- senate votes expected
  • 4 p.m.- bipartisan briefing with federal reserve chairman ben bernanke
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet re: employer insurance mandates
  • 5 p.m.- meet with dr. patrick gallagher, nominee for director of the national institute of standards and technology

October 5, 2009

  • Travel

October 2, 2009

  • 1:30 p.m.- tape interview with michael putney of wplg in miami
  • 3 p.m.- briefing with cia

October 1, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- finance committee democrats meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- finance committee meeting re: health care reform legislation (all day)
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4 p.m.- armed service committee briefing on iran's nuclear program
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with mayor of city of south miami
  • 5 p.m.-meet with dr. r.b. holmes of tallahassee's bethel missionary baptist church

September 2009

September 30, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- finance committee democrats meeting
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee meeting re: health care reform legislation (all day)
  • - introduce ken spearman, nominee for farm credit administration board, to the agriculture committee
  • 11 a.m.- aging committee hearing
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 3 p.m.- armed services committee informal meeting with gen. odierno, commanding general in iraq
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with chairman of the federal trade commission
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

September 24, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- finance committee meeting re: health care reform
  • 10 a.m.- armed service committee hearing re: missile defense
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with members of the miami chamber of commerce
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting

September 22, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m.- tour miami jewish home & hospital
  • 3 p.m.- depart miami for washington
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate finance committee democratic members meeting

September 18, 2009

  • 8:45 a.m.- speak to the florida shore and beach preservation association annual meeting in amelia island

September 16, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: unemployment benefits
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida members of the american college of cardiology
  • 11 a.m.- meet with white house counsel greg craig
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with mayors of pembroke pines and lauderhill
  • 12 p.m.- senators only meeting re: climate change legislation
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- aviation operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing re: hudson river midair collision
  • 3 p.m.- intelligence committee trip to cia headquarters

September 15, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: unemployment benefits
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida members of the american college of cardiology
  • 11 a.m.- meet with white house counsel greg craig
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with mayors of pembroke pines and lauderhill
  • 12 p.m.- senators only meeting re: climate change legislation
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- aviation operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing re: hudson river midair collision
  • 3 p.m.- intelligence committee trip to cia headquarters

September 11, 2009

  • 10 a.m.-staff meeting re: health care
  • 12:30 p.m.-meet with fall interns
  • 3 p.m.-depart washington for florida

August 2009

August 31, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m.- teach history class at polk co. public school. bartow.
  • 12:00 p.m.- florida citrus mutual lunch. lakeland.

August 30, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m. cst- bay county nw florida aerospace corridor briefing. panama city.

August 29, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m. cst- bay county nw florida aerospace corridor briefing. panama city.

August 28, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m. cst- bay county nw florida aerospace corridor briefing. panama city.

August 27, 2009

  • 10:00 a.m.- ethanol facility at buckeye. perry.
  • 1:30 p.m.- tallahassee meeting re: banks refusing to give small business loans.
  • 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. cst- fire department meeting. marianna.

August 26, 2009

  • 11:00 a.m.- meeting with sierra club re oil drilling. tampa.
  • 12:30 p.m.- roundtable discussion with young professionals. tampa.
  • 3:30 p.m.- with sen. martinez interview candidates for u.s. marshal in middle and northern districts. orlando.

August 25, 2009

  • 1:35 a.m.- possible: sts-128 space shuttle discovery.
  • 12:00 p.m.- speak to volusia county tiger bay and chamber of commerce. daytona beach.
  • 3:30 pm - 5:00 p.m.- tour lake nona medical city. orlando.

August 24, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m.- speak to african-american chamber of commerce. orlando.
  • 3:00 p.m.- meeting with central florida young professionals. orlando.

August 7- August 20, 2009

  • travel as a member of the intelligence committee

August 6, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m.- speak to florida interns at the florida house - intelligence committee meeting with cia director panetta
  • 10:00 a.m.- commerce subcommittee on aviation hearing - introduce nominee joe garcia at energy and national resources committee hearing
  • 11:45 a.m.- record a videotaped statement
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy lunch
  • 1:45 p.m.- speak on the floor re: sotomayor confirmation
  • 2:00 p.m.- meet with ambassador j. christian kennedy, special envoy for holocaust issues
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: waste, fraud and abuse in the small business innovation research program
  • 3:00 p.m.- vote expected
  • 3:30 p.m.- congressional reception honoring the retirement of richard baker, historian of the u.s. senate
  • 5:00 p.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting

August 5, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m.- welcome florida meeting with constituents
  • 9:45 a.m.- briefing from navy re: scott speicher
  • 10:00 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10:30 a.m.- national security working group briefing
  • 12:00 p.m.- policy lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with mayor of north miami, andre pierre
  • 2:00 p.m.- commerce committee mark up re: id spoofing bill
  • 3:00 p.m.- caucus re: health care

August 4, 2009

  • No schedule posted

August 3, 2009

  • 10:00 a.m.- meetings with navy officials re discovery of captain speicher’s remains
  • 1:00 p.m.- meeting with orbital sciences corporation
  • 3:00 p.m.- state department briefing including china
  • 5:30 p.m.- votes expected including agriculture bill
  • 7:00 p.m.- dinner with vice president biden

August 2, 2009

  • No schedule posted

August 1, 2009

  • No schedule posted


July 2009

July 31, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- arrive kennedy space center for shuttle landing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with central florida hotel and lodging association members re: federal gov't travel blacklist

July 30, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- meet with sen. wyden re: healthy americans act- armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with international brotherhood of teamsters
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- briefing on iraq and afghanistan
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: climate change
  • 4 p.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 5 p.m.- senators only meeting with president of the philippines

July 29, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10:30 a.m.- informal meeting of defense authorization conferees
  • 11 a.m.- meet with dennis hightower, nominee for deputy secretary of commerce
  • 11:30 a.m.- meeting re: faa reauthorization
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with ambassador designate to south africa
  • 2 p.m.- aging committee hearing re: medical research
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 3 p.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 3:45 p.m.- meet with admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

July 28, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- chair commerce committee hearing re: hurricane research - finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with state rep. kurt kelly re: everglades - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: energy security

July 27, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 26, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 25, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 24, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- washington d.c. office hours
  • 12 p.m.- depart washington for orlando
  • 3 p.m.- meet with orlando tourism officials re: u.s. government blacklisting orlando as a conference destination

July 23, 2009

  • 8 a.m.- meet with sen. wyden
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee executive session re: burmese freedom and democracy act - congressional briefing on swine flu
  • 10:30 a.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m.- meet with ceo of mayo clinic

July 22, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- consumer protection and insurance subcommittee hearing re: advertising trends
  • 10:30 p.m.- meet and take photo with hurlbert field airmen awarded the 2009 commander-in-chief's award for installation excellence
  • 11 a.m.- meet with the president of miami-dade college
  • 12 p.m.- vote expected
  • 1 p.m.- meet with community lenders
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with sts-125 astronauts
  • 2 p.m.- impeachment proceedings of samuel kent on senate floor
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: children's television act - meet with president of the florida wildlife federation
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with miami chamber of commerce

July 21, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- apollo moon landing 40th anniversary congressional reception
  • 11 a.m.- meeting on climate change and impact on development in florida
  • 12 p.m.- vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing - commerce committee executive session
  • 3:30 p.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida dairy farmers
  • 5 p.m.- meet with kennedy space center director bob cabana
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with florida international university president-elect mark rosenberg

July 20, 2009

  • 9:15 a.m.- live msnbc interview on 40th anniversary of moon landing
  • 11:15 a.m.- interview with wtsp - tampa re: 40th anniversary of moon landing
  • 1:15 p.m.- meet with interns from sen. mel martinez's office
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with director of the white house office for health reform
  • 3 p.m.- votes expected
  • 4:30 p.m.- interview with cnn's wolf blitzer re: 40th anniversary of moon landing

July 19, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 18, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 17, 2009

  • washington, d.c. morning office hours
  • 10:30 a.m- television and radio interviews re: apollo 11 anniversary

July 16, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- budget committee hearing re: long-term budget outlook - closed armed service committee meeting
  • 10 a.m.- consumer protection and product safety subcommittee hearing re: health care competition
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee markup re: 2010 intelligence authorization bill
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida hospital representatives

July 15, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: contraband cell phones in prisons - finance committee members meeting
  • 11:15 a.m.- meet with ceo of brown & brown of florida re: health care
  • 12 p.m.- lunch with nicole avant, nominee for ambassador to the bahamas
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with kenneth merten, nominee for ambassador to haiti
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with ceo's of manatee memorial hospital and palms of pasadena hospital re: health care
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: fcc nominations, intelligence committee mark up on 2010 intelligence authorization bill
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with florida association of insurance agents re: health care
  • 5 p.m.- meet with florida hospital association board members re: health care
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with bob graham and former cong. jim slattery re: health care

July 14, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: nominations. consumer protection and product safety subcommittee hearing re: fraud
  • 11 a.m.- meet with aipac
  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with tampa bay chamber of commerce. meet with sens. dorgan, cantwell, webb, sanders, brown and levin re: climate change

July 13, 2009

  • washington, d.c. office hours

July 12, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 11, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 10, 2009

  • 2 p.m.- visit coast guard helicopter interdiction squadron in jacksonville for briefing and tour

July 9, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed service committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee members meeting
  • 11:30 a.m.- whip team meeting
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with general mckinley, new national guard chief
  • 5 p.m.- meet with florida surgeon general

July 8, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 7, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.armed service committee hearing
  • 12:15 p.m.- swearing in if sen. al franken
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with admiral robert willard, nominee for commander of the u.s. pacific command
  • 5 p.m.- meet with meredith baker, fcc commissioner nominee

July 6, 2009

  • No schedule posted

July 5, 2009

  • fourth of July congressional recess

July 4, 2009

  • fourth of july congressional recess

July 3, 2009

  • fourth of july congressional recess

July 2, 2009

  • fourth of july congressional recess

July 1, 2009

  • fourth of july congressional recess


June 2009

June 30, 2009

  • fourth of july congressional recess

June 29, 2009

  • 9:45 a.m. meet with haitian-american leaders in coral gables

June 28, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 27, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 26, 2009

  • depart washington for haiti

June 25, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed service committee markup of defense authorization act
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee members meeting
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch

June 24, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m.- emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee markup re: 2010 defense authorization act
  • 10 a.m.- senate floor - finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 11 a.m.- meet with mignon clyburn, president's designee for fcc commissioner
  • 1:15 p.m.- speak at department of interior everglades restoration taskforce
  • 2 p.m.- meet with arturo valenzuela, asst. secretary to western hemisphere affairs
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with orlando mayor buddy dyer
  • 2:30 p.m.- armed service committee markup re: national defense reauthorization act- intelligence committee meeting- commerce committee hearing re: transparency in the health care industry
  • 3:45 p.m.- meet with gen. cartwright re: nomination to serve second term on the joint chiefs of staff
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with dr. paul kaminski, former undersecretary of defense

June 23, 2009

  • 8:30 a.m.- meet with sens. levin, begich and lieberman
  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- press conference with rep. mcgovern re: fairness to surviving spouses act
  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats member meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- chair strategic forces subcommittee markup of 2010 defense authorization bill
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing - commerce surface transportation subcommittee hearing re: high speed rail
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with the secretary of the florida department of elder affairs - sen. reid and mcconnell hosted meeting with the president of chile
  • 5:30 p.m.- seapower subcommittee markup of 2010 defense authorization bill

June 22, 2009

  • 11 a.m.- meet with parliamentarian of the senate
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

June 21, 2009

  • No sechedule posted

June 20, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 19, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m.- phone call with jacksonville mayor john peyton
  • 12:30- meet with cia director leon panetta

June 18, 2009

  • 9:45 a.m.- meet new washington correspondant for the st. petersburg times
  • 10:15 a.m.- speak on the senate floor re: tourism
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with american quarter horse association
  • 11 a.m.- meeting on health care reform
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 2:30 p.m.- emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee hearing re: us special ops command
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting re: national polar-orbiting environmental satellite system

June 17, 2009

  • 9:15 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- aviations operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing re: aviation safety - finance committee members meeting
  • 11:45 a.m.- speaking appearance before the u.s. human space flight plans committee
  • 2 p.m.- aging committee hearing - meet with former congresswoman liz holtzman
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 3 p.m.- meet with cruise industry officials from florida
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with ceo of nemours
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with blue cross blue shield of florida
  • 5 p.m.- meet with sen. wyden
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with sen. vitter
  • 6 p.m.- armed service committee members meeting

June 16, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: ballistic missile defense programs
  • 10:00 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: climate change legislation
  • 10:30 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: nomination to chair the cpsc
  • 12:00 p.m.- votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: cia budget
  • commerce committee hearing re: nomination to fcc
  • armed services seapower subcommittee hearing re: navy shipbuilding programs

June 15, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- tallahassee press availability re: oil drilling off florida
  • 11 a.m.- attend worst to first press conference with bud chiles
  • 1 p.m. CDT- panama city press availability re: oil drilling off florida
  • 3 p.m. CDT- pensacola press availability re: oil drilling off florida
  • 5 p.m.- depart for washington

June 14, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 13, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 12, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m.- media availability at florida aquarium in tampa re: oil drilling off florida

June 11, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- phone call with attorney general eric holder, finance committee meeting
  • 11 a.m.- oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard subcommittee hearing re: NOAA 2010 budget
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing
  • 2:30 p.m.- vote expected
  • 4 p.m.- meet with president of the aircraft owners and pilots association
  • 5 p.m.- courtesy meeting with judge sotomayor

June 10, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 11 a.m.- armed services committee executive session re: nominations
  • 11:30 a.m.- vote expected
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with new america foundation's director of heath policy
  • 2:30 p.m.- aviation operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing re: faa oversight
  • 4 p.m.- meeting on constellation program
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with for florida attorney general jim smith
  • 5 p.m.-meet with officials from orlando-based darden restaurants

June 9, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:05 p.m.- taped interview with wftv re: fema
  • 12 p.m.- moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- vote expected
  • 5 p.m.- meet with charlie bolden and lori garver
  • 6 p.m.- meet with sen. reid and schumer re: graduate medical education

June 8, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- intelligence committee site visit
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

June 7, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 6, 2009

  • No schedule posted

June 5, 2009

  • armed service committee visit to nellis and creech air force bases

June 4, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: 2010 defense authorization
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee members meeting
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with president of miami children's hospital
  • 12 p.m.- meet with ceo of shands hospital
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing

June 3, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with broward county commissioner ilene lieberman
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with ceo of DaVita, kidney dialysis provider in florida
  • 2 p.m.- aging committee hearing re: long term care insurance
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair strategic forces subcommittee re 2010 defense authorizationcommerce committee hearing re: auto dealership closures
  • 5 p.m.- meet with medpac director re: reforming medicare
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with president of the american medical association re: health care and medicare reform

June 2, 2009

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.-senate armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 11 a.m.- vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- join members of the senate finance and health care committees to meet with president obama- intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with rear admiral guillory
  • 5 p.m.- meet with nancy ann de parle, director of white house office for health reform
  • 6 p.m.- meet with space and science subcommittee staff

June 1, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - washington, d.c. office hours
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with lt. general mcchrystal, nominee for u.s. commander of forces in afghanistan


May 2009

May 31, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 30, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 29, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - meet with lourdis batista whose husband, felix, went missing in mexico.
  • 10 a.m. - miami office hours
  • 6:30 p.m.-deliver keynote address to citizens crime watch of miami dade county awards ceremony

May 28, 2009

  • 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - tour everglades with interior secretary salazar, gov. crist and others
  • 3 p.m. - visit mccoy and morris barbershop in fort lauderdale with state sen. chris smith

May 27, 2009

  • 11 a.m. - speak at space coast next generation solar energy center groundbreaking at kennedy space center
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with space center director bob cabana
  • 5:25 p.m. - depart orlando for fort lauderdale

May 26, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m.- speak at Law Day Celebration in Wakulla County
  • 1 p.m.- meet with franklin county elected officials in carrabelle
  • 4:45 p.m.meet with oystermen and shrimpers in eastpoint

May 22, 2009- May 25, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 21, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- finance committee hearing re: u.s. - panama trade promotion - senate vote expected
  • 10:30 a.m.- chair consumer protection, product safety and insurance subcommittee re: chinese-made drywall
  • 12:15 p.m.- phone call with shuttle astronauts at appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies
  • 12:45 p.m.-democratic policy committee lunch
  • 1:15 p.m.- meet with rahm emanuel
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair space and science subcommittee hearing re: nasa 2010 budget request- intelligence committee hearing re: nominations

May 20, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee walk through on health care
  • 10:30 a.m. - senate national security working group briefing with gen james jones
  • 11:30 a.m. - press conference with sen. landrieu re: drywall
  • 12 p.m. - meet with president of the florida transportation builders association
  • 1 p.m. - meet with noaa administrator re: 2010 noaa budget
  • 2 p.m. - chair strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: military space programs
  • 2 p.m. - aging committee hearing
  • 2 p.m. - commerce committee executive session
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with inez tenenbaum and bob adler, nominees for comsumer products safty commission

May 19, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with national association of professional employer organizations
  • 10 a.m. - senate votes expected
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with norm augustine, head of the human space flight review panel
  • 10:30 a.m. - finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 11 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 12 p.m. - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - vote expected
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with h. lee moffit cancer center ceo
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with elected officials from alachua, leon, miami-dade, broward and monroe counties
  • 6 p.m. - meet with general kehler of air force space command

May 18, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - washington, d.c. office hours

May 17, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 16, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 15, 2009

  • 9:45 a.m. - depart for fort myers
  • 11:30 a.m. - silver star presentation to staff sergeant keith maynard
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch with elected officials from lee county
  • 2:45 p.m. - town hall meeting with elected officials from collier county

May 14, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed service committee hearing
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee walk through on expanding health care coverage
  • 10 a.m. - drop by with mayors from daytona beach and deerfield beach
  • 12 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m - meet with acting nasa administrator christopher scolese
  • 3:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m. - meet with puerto rico governor luis fortuno
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with faa administrator nominee captain randy babbitt

May 13, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - take photo with class from cornerstone learning academy in tallahassee
  • 10:40 a.m. - senate vote expected
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with florida farm bureau
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus to discuss health care reform
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with president of the florida automobile dealers association
  • 2 p.m. - introduce undersecretary designate for international trade, frank sanchez, at banking committee hearing
  • 2:15 p.m. - speak to north west florida defense council
  • 2:30 p.m. - speak to group of florida realtors
  • 3 p.m. - meet with syrian ambassador to the united states
  • 3:30 p.m. - briefing on smart grid project in miami
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida department of citrus representatives
  • 5 p.m. - meet with lt. gen. douglas frazier, u.s. southern command commander nominee

May 12, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee roundtable on health care reform
  • 10 a.m. - armed service committee hearing re: nominations
  • 11 a.m. - drop by with dentists from florida
  • 11:15 a.m. - drop by with president of the national association of state boating law administrators
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with the director of the missile defense agency
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with bay county chamber of commerce
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with rep. crenshaw and the jacksonville chamber of commerce
  • 6 p.m. - meet with deputy secretary of defense

May 11, 2009

  • 11:30 a.m. - attend space shuttle launch at kennedy space center

May 10, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 9, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 8, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - orlando office hours

May 7, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing
  • 10:00 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: cap and trade
  • 10:30 a.m. - drop by with moffitt cancer center officials
  • 12:40 p.m. - present KCET public television's annual child care provider award to connie williams of delray beach
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy lunch
  • 3:15 p.m. - meet with ceo of humana re: health care reform
  • 5 p.m. - meet with blue cross blue shield of florida leadership re: health care reform
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with honorary consul for the consulate of namibia in orlando

May 6, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m. - meet with strategic forces subcommittee staff re: upcoming hearing
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 10:40 a.m. - senate votes expected
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with ceo of broward house
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with president's science advisor, dr. john holdren
  • 1 p.m. - lunch
  • 1 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of st. petersburg beach officials
  • 2 p.m. - aging committee hearing re: medicare fraud
  • 2:15 p.m. - closed strategic forces subcommittee briefing
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with mayor of clearwater

May 5, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing re: piracy on the high seas
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee rountable on health care coverage
  • 10:50 a.m. - senate vote expected
  • 12:10 p.m. - speak to aipac policy conference
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with former miami dolphin dan marino re: autism
  • 3:10 p.m. - speak to florida members of the advanced life underwriting association
  • 3:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4 p.m. - senate armed service members only meeting with afghan president hamid karzai
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with peter orzag, omb director
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida electric cooperatives association members

May 4, 2009

  • 2 p.m. - arrive in washington
  • 4 p.m. - meet with chairwoman sheila bair of the fdic
  • 5:30 p.m. - senate votes expected

May 3, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 2, 2009

  • No schedule posted

May 1, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - meeting re: housing legislation
  • 12 p.m. - depart washington for orlando
  • 2:30 p.m - arrive orlando


April 2009

April 30, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing re: defense department budget recommendations
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with town of jupiter officials
  • 12:15 p.m. - meet with sts-119 space shuttle crew
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - armed services airland subcommittee hearing re: u.s. military air power
  • 3 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with members of the florida association of insurance agents
  • 5 p.m. - meet with tom d'agostino, administrator of national nuclear security administration

April 29, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee meeting re: health care reform
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with florida hospital ceos
  • 2 p.m. - aging committee hearing re: life settlement markets
  • 2 p.m. - meet with ceo of federal express
  • 4:14 p.m. - drop by meeting with ceo of collier enterprises
  • 6:15 p.m. - meet with vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff general cartwright

April 28, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10:30 a.m. - consumer protection, product safety and insurance subcommittee meeting re: formaldehyde
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with swiss ambassador to iran
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 - meet with everglades foundation re: restoration efforts
  • 4:30 - drop by meeting with florida farm bureau women's leadership chair
  • 5 p.m. - meet with ceo of j.m. family enterprises
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with monroe county commissioners

April 27, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with sen. sessions
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with members of orlando's first baptist church
  • 3 p.m. - meet with robert work, under secretary of the navy designee
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with jo-ellen darcy, assistant scretary of the army for civil works designee
  • 4 p.m. - meet with air traffic controllers association re: faa reauthorization
  • 4:30 p.m. -meet with former congressman lou frey
  • 5 p.m. - meet with gov mabus, secretary of the navy designee

April 26, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 25, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 24, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 23, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: technology neutrality in energy tax
  • 12:30 p.m. - attend reception honoring university of florida football team for winning the national championship
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with admiral stavridis of u.s. southern command
  • 2 p.m. - attend briefing by cpsc, epa and cdc on toxic drywall
  • 2 p.m. - joint house-senate intelligence committee meeting with king abdullah of jordan
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with former cong. dick gephardt
  • 5 p.m. - meet with gov. ray mabus, secretary of the navy nominee

April 22, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m. - chair armed services strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: environmental management stimulus funding
  • 10 a.m. - introduce fema nominee craig fugate at homeland security committee hearing re: fugate nomination
  • 11:15 a.m. - meet with president of space florida
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with florida bankers
  • 1:30 p.m. - drop by with south daytona beach mayor
  • 4:30 - meet with ceo of the st. petersburg times
  • 6 p.m. - meet with white house counsel greg craig

April 21, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee rountable on health care reform
  • 12 p.m. - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12 p.m. - tuesday twelve meeting re: global warming issues
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee hearing re: nominations
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with space coast economic development commission
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with space subcommittee staff

April 20, 2009

  • 2 p.m. - arrive in washingon, d.c.
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with ceo of bank atlantic of fort lauderdale
  • 4 p.m. - meeting re: consolidation of customs and border protection facilities in jacksonville
  • 5:30 p.m. - votes expected

April 19, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 18, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 17, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 16, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 15, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 14, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 13, 2009

  • senate armed services delegation trip to russia, poland and the czech republic

April 12, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 11, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 10, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m. - tour port of jacksonville

April 9, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - meet with elected officials from volusia and flagler counties in bunnell
  • 3 p.m. - tour wolfson children’s hospital in jacksonville

April 8, 2009

  • 10:15 a.m. - meet in west palm beach with homeowners who have chinese drywall in their homes
  • 12 p.m. - meet with elected officials from west palm beach
  • 3 p.m. - meet with elected officials from st. lucie county

April 7, 2009

  • 8 a.m. - meet with manatee county elected officials
  • 9:30 a.m. - tour bradenton home constructed with toxic chinese drywall
  • 12 p.m. - meet with pinellas county elected officials
  • 2 p.m. - drive to orlando

April 6, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - desoto county town hall meeting
  • 11 a.m. - tour fort myers home constructed with toxic chinese-made dry wall
  • 12 p.m. - lunch with lee county elected officials
  • 3 p.m. - meet with charlotte county elected officials
  • 6 p.m. - meet with sarasota county elected officials

April 5, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 4, 2009

  • No schedule posted

April 3, 2009

  • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. - washington, d.c. office hours
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for florida

April 2, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - armed services committee meeting re: weapons systems acquisition reform
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: hhs secretary nomination
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with univ. of north florida students
  • 1:45 p.m. - phone call with ambassador susan rice re: haiti
  • 2:15 p.m. - meet with florida dep secretary mike sole
  • 2:30 p.m. - office hours

April 1, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: tarp oversight
  • 10:15 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: deceptive health insurance practices
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with group of florida beer wholesalers
  • 12 p.m. - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - whip team meeting - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m. - meet with associated industries of florida re: employee free choice act
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with interior secretary ken salazar


March 2009

March 31, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: tarp oversight
  • 10:15 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: deceptive health insurance practices
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with group of florida beer wholesalers
  • 12 p.m. - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - whip team meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m. - meet with associated industries of florida re: employee free choice act
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with interior secretary ken salazar

March 30, 2009

  • 1:30 p.m. - washington, dc. office hours
  • 4 p.m. - meet with cameron kerry, nominee for general counsel at department of commerce
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with sen. vitter re: space subcommittee issues
  • 5 p.m. - briefing with state and defense departments

March 29, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 28, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 27, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m. - medicare briefing by brookings institute
  • 12 p.m. - lunch with tom friedman
  • 1-5 p.m. - office hours

March 26, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 9:45 a.m. - drop by with model united nations club from fort myers
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: middle income tax relief
                  - budget committee markup
  • 10:30 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: deceptive health insurance industry practices
  • 12 p.m. - votes possible in budget committee
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - meet with omb director peter orzag
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 3:30 - votes possible in budget committee
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with jacksonville mayor john peyton

March 25, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:45 a.m. - avaition subcommittee hearing re: faa reauthorization
    • - democratic whip team meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. - aging committee hearing re: alzheimer's
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with ceo of jacksonville's baptist health care
  • 12 p.m. - senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - health care subcommittee hearing re: long term care
    • - budget committee markup
  • 3 p.m. - drop by meeting with jewish community relations council members
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with nascar president
  • 4 p.m. - meet with fcc chair designee
  • 5 p.m. - preside over the senate

March 24, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed service committee hearing
  • 9:40 a.m. - join president obama on call to astronauts on the space shuttle
  • 12 p.m. - meet with lt. gen karl eikenberry, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan nominee
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida home builders assocation
  • 5 p.m. - meet with water authorities from orlando, tampa, miami, jacksonvile and the florida keys
  • 5:30 p.m. - joint meeting with representatives from the cities of marathon and key largo

March 23, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with state senator jeff atwater at state capitol in tallahassee
  • 11 a.m. - meet with speaker of the florida house of representatives larry cretul and state rep. dean cannon
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with members of the florida legislature's democratic caucus
  • 1 p.m. - tallahassee office hours

March 22, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 21, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 20, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - tour darden restaurants support center in orlando
  • 12:45 p.m. - depart orlando for fort lauderdale
  • 3 p.m. - visit spinal cord research center at university of miami

March 19, 2009

  • 8 a.m. - breakfast with chief of naval operations, admiral roughhead
  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing re: u.s. pacific command and u.s. strategic command
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: cybersecurity
  • 11 a.m. - votes expected
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch with mikhail gorbachev
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m. - meet with president's nominee to be u.s. ambassador to iraq


March 18, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: commerce secretary nomination
  • 10:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with president of florida a&m university
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with ceo of california earthquake authority re: national catastrophic insurance
  • 2 p.m. - votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m. - subcommittee on health care hearing re: health care quality
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with broward county mayor
  • 4:30 p.m. - intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - meeting with officials from the cities of sunrise, winter garden, north port and venice
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with director of lawrence livermore national laboratory

March 17, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing
                  - finance committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with commander, navy region southeast, rear admiral tim alexander
  • 12 p.m. - moderate senate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida members of the american hotel and lodging association
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - meet with officials from st. petersburg, eatonville, opa-locka, miramar, lauderdale lakes, wilton manors and miami gardens
  • 5 p.m. - meet with housing authority directors and commissioners from tampa, lake wales, lakeland, sarasota, pinellas, miami, wakulla and west palm beach
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with president of florida professional firefighters association
  • 6 p.m. - meet with former sen. breaux and mike mcculley

March 16, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - meet with ocoee elected officials and west orange chamber leaders
  • 1 p.m. - depart orlando for washington
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with ceo of florida-based suntrust bank re: banking climate in florida
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with al from, former head of the democratic leadership council
                      - vote expected
  • 6 p.m. - coffee with congressman john mica

March 15, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 14, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 13, 2009

  • - washington office hours
  • - depart washington for orlando

March 12, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: health care reform and u.s. trade rep. nomination
                   - commerce committee hearing re: climate science
                   - budget committee hearing re: president's 2010 budget
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 1:50 p.m. - commerce committee meeting re: john holdren nomination
  • 2 p.m. - vote expected
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4 p.m. - vote expected
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with officials from city of windemere and manatee county
  • 5 p.m. - meet with rep. jon mica
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with air force chief of staff, gen schwartz re: housing at patrick air force base

March 11, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:45 a.m. - speak to national ship repair industry members
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: president's 2010 budget
                   - finance committee democratic members meeting
  • 10:45 a.m. - meet with dr. john holdren, president's science advisor nominee
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with president of keiser university
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with dr. yogi goswami of the clean energy research center at usf
  • 12:15 p.m. - meet with members of miami's public health trust board
  • 12:45 p.m. - meet with gov. sebelius, hhs secretary nominee
  • 1:15 p.m. - budget committee democratic members meeting
  • 2 p.m. - meet with colin coon, sarasota high student who converted his car to run on vegatable oil
  • 2:30 p.m. - meet with gov. gary locke, commerce secretary nominee
  • 3 p.m. - meet with osceola and walton county officials
  • 4 p.m. - attend meeting with president obama and democratic members of the budget committee
  • 5 p.m. - preside over the senate

March 10, 2009

  • 9:00 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee hearing re: national security threats
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: president’s healthcare proposals
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with members of florida public transit association
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with intelligence committee staff
  • 2:30 p.m. - budget committee hearing re: president’s 2010 budget
                      - intelligence committee hearing re: nominations
  • 4 p.m. - meeting re: wind energy
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with mayor of panama city
  • 5 p.m. - meet with representatives from the city of homestead and leon and wakulla counties
  • 5:30 p.m. - meeting with center for american progress re: healthcare

March 9, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - office hours
  • 12 p.m. - lunch
  • 1 p.m. - meet with executive director of white house faith based partnerships
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with christine levinson, wife of bob levinson, floridian missing in iran
  • 3 p.m. - staff briefing
  • 5 p.m. - finance committee hearing re: u.s. trade representative nominee
  • 5:30 p.m. - senate votes expected

March 8, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 7, 2009

  • No schedule posted

March 6, 2009

  • 1:15 p.m. - conference call re: chinese drywall update
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for orlando
  • 6 p.m. - speak at brevard county 4-h bbq dinner

March 5, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - finance committee members meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with trustee of american university in beirut re: middle east
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - tape video for florida virtual schools nasa event

March 4, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: 2010 budget proposal - aging committee hearing re: health reform
  • 11 a.m. - british prime minister gordon brown addresses joint session of congress
  • 12 p.m. - meet with the chair of the council on environmental quality
  • 12:45 p.m. - congressional classroom luncheon with rep. adam putnam
  • 1:30 p.m. - cia and national security agency briefing
  • 2:30 p.m. - meet with gen chilton, commander of strategic command
  • 3 p.m. - drop by meeting with entertainment software makers from florida
  • 3:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with ceo of progress energy
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with north central florida regional planning council
  • 5 p.m. - meeting re: babcock ranch

March 3, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee hearing re: major weapons systems
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: ben bernanke testifies on short and long term economic challenges facing the u.s.
  • 11:45 a.m. - vote expected
  • 12 p.m. - moderate democrats meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with director of the missile defense agency

March 2, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - attend strawberry festival parade luncheon in plant city
  • 1:30 p.m. - depart tampa for washington

March 1, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 2009

February 28, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 27, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - tallahassee office hours
  • 12 p.m. - meet with florida cfo alex sink re: federal catastrophic fund legislation
  • 1 - 5 p.m. - tallahassee office hours

February 26, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing re: afghanistan and pakistan
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: consumer protection & the credit crisis
  • 12:15 p.m. - office time
  • 1 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting

February 25, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - weekly meeting with florida constituents
  • 9:30 a.m. - closed armed service committee meeting
  • 10 a.m. - finance committee hearing re: health care reform
  • 10:30 a.m. - aging committee meeting re: retirement security
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 1 p.m. - drop by meeting with officials from orlando's burnam institute for medical research
  • 1:30 p.m. - meeting re: orion program progress
  • 2 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida credit union league members
  • 2:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with greater miami chamber of commerce members
  • 3 p.m. - meet with florida league of cities officials
  • 3:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with sandia national laboratory officials
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with president and vice president of miami-based st. thomas university
  • 5 p.m. - preside over the senate
  • 6:20 p.m. - meet with director of los alamos national laboratory

February 24, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - interviews with abc news and cox news service
  • 11 a.m. - vote expected
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with president of northrup grumman's aerospace division
  • 12 p.m. - interview with brendan farrington of the associated press
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida municipal electric association members
  • 5 p.m. - meet with intelligence committee staff
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with elected officials from ocoee, newberry, bradenton and pembroke pines
  • 6:30 p.m. - secretary of the senate's dinner
  • 9 p.m. - joint session of congress re: president's address to congress

February 23, 2009

  • 10:30 a.m. - tour mayo center in jacksonville re: als and parkinson's disease research
  • 2:30 p.m. - depart jacksonville for washington

February 22, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 21, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 20, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - attend groundbreaking for fort pierce federal courthouse
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with indian river county elected officials

February 19, 2009

  • 8:30 a.m. CST - accompany king and queen of spain on their visit to pensacola
  • 11:45 a.m. CST - king of spain addresses pensacola residents at wentworth state museum
  • 2:15 p.m. - depart pensacola for orlando

February 18, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - present inauguration mementos to black archives museum at florida a&m university
  • 12 p.m. (CST) - meet with jackson county elected officials in marianna
  • 2 p.m. (CST) - meet with washington county elected officials in chipley
  • 3:30 p.m. (CST) - panama city media availability re: faa failure to install bird radar systems
  • 6 p.m. (CST) - meet with bay county elected officials

February 17, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - speak to marion county commissioners re: stimulus
  • 12 p.m. - lunch with alachua county elected officials re: solar initiative
  • 2 p.m. - meet with tri-county (gilchrist, dixie, levy) officials in trenton, fl
  • 4 p.m. - meet with suwannee county elected officials in live oak
  • 6 p.m. - meet with jefferson county elected officials in monticello

February 16, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 15, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 14, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 13, 2009

  • - washington office hours
  • - vote(s) expected late friday

February 12, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee meeting
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: budget resolution procedures

                 - commerce committee meeting re: confirmations

  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with okaloosa county officials
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 1:45 p.m. - meet with fort myers housing authority executive director re: affordable housing
  • 2:30 p.m. - open intelligence committee meeting re: world threats
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with charlotte county officials

February 11, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - "welcome florida" meeting with constituents
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida public broadcasters; budget committee hearing re: economic crisis
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with univ. of south florida medical school officials; lunch
  • 1 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida delegates attending insurance summit
  • 1 :30 p.m. - drop by meeting with univ. of west florida president
  • 2 p.m. - drop by meeting with officials from mount sinai medical center of miami
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with polk county officials
  • 4:15 - speak to florida community bankers
  • 5 p.m. - preside over the senate

February 10, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: health reform
  • 11:15 a.m. - meet with aipac re: middle east
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with hillsborough community college president
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida based biofuels maker
  • 5 p.m. - meet with incoming commander of jacksonville district of the u.s. army corps
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with officials from the national flight academy in pensacola

February 9, 2009

  • 11 a.m. - meet with swiss secretary of state re: bob levinson
  • 1 p.m. - lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with sen. chambliss
  • 5:30 p.m. - vote expected
  • - meet with democratic members of the intelligence committee following senate vote

February 8, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 7, 2009

  • No schedule posted

February 6, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - live interview with fox news re: economic stimulus
  • 10 a.m. - intelligence committee hearing re: cia director nomination
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with former okaloosa county elections supervisor pat hollarn re: overseas voting
  • 1:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 3:30 p.m. - speak to florida group attending national prayer breakfast

February 5, 2009

  • 7:30 a.m. - attend national prayer breakfast
  • 10:15 a.m. - meet with miami mayor manny diaz
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with former ambassador luis lauredo re: latin america issues
  • 11:30 a.m. - meeting with ebay ceo
  • 11:45 a.m. - meet with miami country day school students
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with dr. jane lubchenco, noaa administrator designee
  • 1 p.m. - senators only meeting with president of haiti
  • 2 p.m. - meet with county commissioners from florida re: greenhouse gas emissions
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing re: leon panetta nomination
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of tamarac mayor beth flansbaum-talabisco
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with alachua county commissioners
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with news corporation and dow jones officials

February 4, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - attend democratic policy committee one-day issues conference

February 3, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 11 a.m. - meet with president of eckerd college
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with president of florida institute of technology
  • 12 p.m. - meet with city of palm bay officials
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - press conference with rep. robert wexler and christine levinson - wife of bob levinson, floridian who remains missing in iran.
  • 3 p.m. - meet with ron kirk, u.s. trade representative designee
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with preisdent of barry university
  • 4 p.m. - meet with president of florida atlantic university
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with president of the university of florida
  • 5 p.m. - meeting re: housing industry update

February 2, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - meet with florida students from religious action center of reform judaism
  • 10:15 a.m. - meet with economist, dr. robert shapiro, re: stimulus package
  • 11 a.m. - meet with army corps of engineers re: everglades restoration
  • 4 p.m. - secretary clinton's swearing-in ceremony
  • 5 p.m. - members only finance committee meeting
  • 6:15 p.m. - vote expected

February 1, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - meet with gary gensler, nominee for chair of commodity futures trading commission
  • 2:15 p.m.- depart washington for florida

January 2009

January 30, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: global economy
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida finalist for 2009 school counselor of the year
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting

January 29, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: global economy
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida finalist for 2009 school counselor of the year
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting

January 28, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic steering committee meeting
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing re: housing crisis
  • 10:15 p.m. - meeting on stimulus package
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with jacksonville's baptist medical center chief exec. officer
  • 1 p.m. - drop by with representatives from people's first community bank of panama city
  • 2 p.m. - join rep. hastings in meeting with FEMA regional administrator re: long term recovery office
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop meeting with mayor richard crotty of orange county
  • 5 p.m. - air force briefing re: strategic vision for space

January 27, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - armed service committee hearing re: challenges facing the dept. of defense
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with usf president genshaft
  • 10:30 a.m. - finance committee executive session re: economic stimulus
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with fl education commissioner eric smith
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 3 p.m. - meet with mayor ron kirk, u.s. trade representative designee
  • 4 p.m. - meet with carol browner, special asst. to the president for energy and climate change
  • 5 p.m. - briefing with the air force re: strategic vision for space

January 26, 2009

  • 10 a.m. - staff briefing on stimulus package
  • 2 p.m. - take photo with spring semester interns
  • 5 p.m. - meeting on providing free wireless broadband to low income
  • 6 p.m. - vote exepected on geithner nomination

January 22, 2009

  • 10 a.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: admiral blair nomination for dir. of national intelligence; finance committee meeting re: treasury secretary nomination
  • 11:30 a.m.- vote expected
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 3 p.m.- meet with armed service committee staff
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with monroe county commissioner heather carruthers
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with john holdren, asst. to the president for science and technology

January 21, 2009

  • 9:45 a.m.- meet with timothy geithner, sec. of the treasury nominee
  • 10 a.m.- attend finance committee meeting re: geithner nomination- budget committee hearing re: long term and short term fiscal challenges
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: ray lahood nomination for transportation secretary
  • 2:30 p.m. - foreign relations committee meeting re: susan rice nomination as u.s. ambassador to the united nations - intelligence committee briefing with director of national intelligence
  • 4:30 p.m.- vote expected
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

January 16, 2009

  • 2:00 p.m.- media availability in fort lauderdale re: unveiling new medicare legislation

January 15, 2009

  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee business meeting re: clinton nomination; armed service committee meeting re: nominations
  • 10 a.m.- budget committee meeting re: debt outlook; biden farewell address to the senate
  • 11 a.m.- clinton farewell address to the senate
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- farewell reception for sen. biden
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with bill coor, dep. sec. for dept. of health and human services designee
  • 4:15 p.m.- meet with dr. steven chu, sec. of energy nominee
  • 5 p.m.- meet with mayor ron kirk, us trade representative designee
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

January 12, 2009

  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with admiral dennis blair
  • 2 p.m.- democratic whip team meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with jack lew, deputy sec. of state designee
  • 3 p.m.- senators only meeting with feilipe calderon, president of mexico
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with susan rice, u.s. ambassador to the united nations designee
  • 4 p.m.- meet with rep. ray lahood, sec. of transportation nominee

January 11, 2009

  • schedule not available

January 10, 2009

  • schedule not available

January 9, 2009

  • schedule not available

January 8, 2009

  • schedule not available

January 7, 2009

  • schedule not available

January 6, 2009

  • 9 a.m. - washington d.c. office hours
  • 12 p.m.- congress convenes, swearing in ceremonies
  • 3 p.m.- depart for miami
  • 7 p.m.-- attend orange bowl national championship president’s dinner

January 5, 2009

  • washington, d.c. office hours

January 4, 2009

  • No schedule posted

January 3, 2009

  • No schedule posted

January 2, 2009

  • No schedule posted

January 1, 2009

  • No schedule posted

December 2008

December 31, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 30, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 29, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 28, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 25, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 24, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 23, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 22, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 21, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 20, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 19, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 18, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 17, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 16, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 15, 2008

  • intelligence committee trip to west africa

December 14, 2008

  • intelligence committee trip to west africa

December 13, 2008

  • intelligence committee trip to West Africa

December 12, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 11, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.- Washington d.c. office hours
  • 6 - 7 p.m.- preside over the senate

December 10, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.- Washington office hours
  • - senate votes expected

December 9, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.- attend meetings at united nations in new york
  • 10 a.m.- meet with former president bill clinton re: clinton global initiative and aid to africa
  • 1 p.m.- attend meeting re: bob levinson case, floridian who disappeared while traveling in iran.
  • 2:45 p.m.- meet with zalmay khalilzad, u.s. ambassador to the united nations
  • 3:15 p.m.- meet with ann veneman, exec. dir. of unicef
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with u.n. undersecretary general lynn pascoe
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with under u.n. secretary generals alain le roy, susana malcorra and jane hall lute
  • 7 p.m.- depart for washington

December 8, 2008

  • Washington office hours

December 7, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 6, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 5, 2008

  • Office hours, Jacksonville

December 4, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 3, 2008

  • 12:00 p.m.- speak at clay county chamber of commerce luncheon
  • 3:00 p.m.- meeting with apollo astronaut david scott

December 2, 2008

  • 11 a.m.- give keynote address at commissioning ceremony of u.s. coast guard cutter crocodile in st. petersburg

December 1, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 2008

November 30, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 29, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 28, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 25, 2008

  • 8 a.m.- speak to jacksonville chamber of commerce military affairs committee re: homeporting carrier at mayport

November 24, 2008

  • Orlando office hours

November 23, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 22, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 21, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- office hours
  • 3 p.m.- depart washington for orlando

November 20, 2008

  • 10:30 a.m.- introduce resolution on the senate floor
  • 11 a.m.- conference call with florida hospital association members re:residency shortage
  • 12 p.m.- lunch at cia headquarters with sen. feinstein
  • 3 p.m.- meet with florida home builders re: florida economy
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with nasa administrator mike griffin
  • 4 p.m.- attend intelligence briefing on scott speicher
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

November 19, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- budget committee hearing re: economic stimulus
  • 2 p.m.- senators only meeting with secretary of defense robert gates, secretary of state condoleezza rice and vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff james cartwright re: u.s. iraq security agreement
  • 5 p.m.- attend sen. reid hosted meeting with bolivian president morales
  • 5:45 p.m.- tentative meeting with ambassador richard williamson, president's special envoy to sudan re: sudan policy

November 18, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- washington office hours
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with focus organization from orlando re: children's health care
  • 4 p.m.- senate armed services committee executive session re: nominations
  • intelligence committee briefing re: iran and israel

November 17, 2008

  • 11:00 a.m.- meeting with florida commissioner of education, eric smith
  • 12:00 p.m.- senate convenes
  • 1:30 p.m.- press availability on the homeporting of a nuclear carrier at mayport
  • 3:00 p.m.- office hours

November 16, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 15, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 14, 2008

  • Orlando office hours

November 13, 2008

  • Orlando office hours

November 12, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- kennedy space center tour and briefing

November 11, 2008

  • 10 a.m. (CST)- meet with okaloosa county elections supervisor pat hollarn
  • 10:30 a.m. (CST)- media availability with pat hollarn re: okaloosa county overseas military internet voting experiment

November 10, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 9, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 8, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 7, 2008

  • afternoon tallahassee office hours

November 6, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 5, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 4, 2008

  • Orlando

November 3, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 2, 2008

  • No schedule posted

November 1, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 2008

October 31, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 30, 2008

  • traveling in florida

October 29, 2008

  • traveling in florida

October 28, 2008

  • traveling in florida

October 27, 2008

  • traveling in florida

October 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 25, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 24, 2008

  • 2 p.m. – jacksonville office hours

October 23, 2008

  • 2p.m.- present check from the army to the widow of samuel snow, a wrongly imprisoned world war II veteran, in orlando office

October 22, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

October 21, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

October 20, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

October 19, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

October 18, 2008

  • No schedule Posted

October 17, 2008

  • Traveling in Florida

October 16, 2008

  • Traveling in florida

October 15, 2008

  • Orland Office Hours

October 14, 2008

  • Orlando, afternoon office hours

October 13, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 12, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 11, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 10, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 9, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- fort myers media availability re: biofuels
  • 3:15 p.m.- speak to Florida Farm Bureau in Orlando

October 8, 2008

  • traveling in florida

October 7, 2008

  • No Schedule posted

October 6, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- orlando office hours
  • 6:30 p.m.- speak to IT florida’s 6th annual awards gala in orlando

October 5, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 4, 2008

  • No schedule posted

October 3, 2008

  • 12 p.m.- attend 14th annual power of friendship orlando luncheon hosted by orange county elected officials

October 2, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.- washington office hours
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 1, 2008

  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with air force brigadier general ed bolton, incoming 45th space wing commander
  • 7:30 p.m.- votes expected

September 2008

September 30, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- orlando office hours
  • 10:30 a.m.- media availability re: wall street bailout
  • 4 p.m.- depart orlando for washington

September 29, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- tallahassee media availabilty re: wall street bailout plan
  • 2:30 p.m.- tampa media availabilty re: wall street bailout plan

September 28, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

September 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

September 26, 2008

  • 11:30 a.m.- votes expected

September 25, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: interrogation techniques in iraq
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: broadband providers and consumer privacy
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with national renewable energy lab officials
  • 12 p.m.- drop by with chairwoman of the muscogee tribe of florida
  • 12:15 p.m.- meet with acting secretary of the air force
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with visit florida officials
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing re: nomination of j. patrick rowan
  • 4 p.m.- senators only briefing with defense secretary robert gates and joint chiefs admiral mullen re: current operations
  • 5:30 p.m.- preside over the senate

September 24, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- african affairs subcommittee hearing re: resource management in africa
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing re: end of life choices
  • 12 p.m.- meet with florida restaurant and lodging association members
  • 1 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: spent nuclear fuel transportation
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with center for american progres senior policy advisor for homeland and national security
  • 4 p.m.- meet with orlando-based darden restaurants officials re: food safety and bio-fuels
  • 4:30 p.m.- members only caucus re: credit market issue
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of lauderdale lakes officials

September 23, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: iraq and afghanistan
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with aipac re: iran nuclear threat
  • 12 p.m.- meet with former clinton administartion economist dr. robertshapiro re: wall street bailout
  • 12:30- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m.- foreign relations committee business meeting re: nominations &treaties
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee meeting re: domestic intelligence collection guidelines

commerce committee hearing re: dtv transition

  • 3 p.m.- florida delegation meeting with florida secretary of transportation

September 22, 2008

  • attend united nations general assembly as u.s. delegate
  • 9:45 a.m.- meet with ambassador khalilizad, u.s. permanent representative to the united nations
  • 10:15 a.m.- meet with ambassador rosa dicarlo re: security council agenda
  • 12 p.m.- attend council on foreign relations luncheon with president of argentina
  • 4:40 p.m.- meet with u.n. secretary general ban ki-

September 21, 2008

  • No Schedule Posted

September 20, 2008

  • 10:25 a.m.- depart washington for florida
  • 7 p.m.- speak to sarasota bar association

September 19, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m.- speak to new democratic network members
  • 12 p.m.- meet with florida department of citrus and florida citrus mutual officials
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:15- sens. reid and mcconnell hosted meeting with prime minister of kuwait
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting

- foreign relations committee hearing re: nuclear cooperation with india

  • 5 p.m.- meet with rep. kendrick meek re: haiti
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

September 18, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: russia aggression toward georgia
  • 10:30 a.m.- introduce elizabeth sembler, florida resident and nominee for board of directors of the corporation for public broadcasting, at commerce committee hearing re: cpb nominations.
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with lee county commissioner tammy hall re: everglades
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 3 p.m.- meeting with staff re: healthcare legislation
  • 4:30 p.m.- sens. reid and mcconnell hosted meeting with president of panama

September 17, 2008

  • No schedule posted

September 16, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: broadband technologies
  • 11:30 a.m.- joint meeting with sen. sessions and u.s. institute of peace congressional commission re: strategic posture of the u.s.
  • 12 p.m.- meet with nfl commissioner roger goodall
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 3 p.m.- closed intelligence committee briefing
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with international franchise assocation members
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with greater miami chamber of commerce members

September, 15, 2008

  • washington, d.c. office hours
  • 3 - 4 p.m.- preside over the senate

September, 14, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.- energy and natural resources committee summit
  • 3:30 p.m.- office hours

September, 12, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- chair foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 12 p.m.- speak to national franchisee association
  • 12:30 p.m.- live interview with cnbc re: government corruption at department of interior
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with united fresh produce association members
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with nasa administrator michael griffin re: nasa waiver
  • 4 p.m.- healthy americans act co-sponsors meeting
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

September, 10, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m.- chair commerce committee hearing re: prepaid calling cards and consumer protection
  • 10:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: nato
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- meet with director of national reconnaissance office;foreign relations hearing re: nominations
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet and take photos with fall interns
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with sen. dorgan re: energy speculation

September, 8, 2008

  • 11:50 a.m.- depart florida for Washington
  • 5:30 p.m.- senate vote expected

September, 5, 2008

  • 12 p.m.- speak to the forum club of the palm beaches in west palm beach

September, 4, 2008

  • 10:45 a.m. CDT - speak to fort walton beach chamber of commerce

September 3, 2008

  • 12 p.m.- meet with elected official from bradford and clay counties at camp blanding
  • 1:30- 3:30 p.m.- meet with national group troops scheduled for deployment and tour camp blanding facilities

September 2, 2008

  • Met with florida association of broadcasters members in fernandina beach

August 2008

August 5, 2008

  • congressional delegation trip to afghanistan, kyrgyzstan and kazakhstan

August 4, 2008

  • traveling in florida

August 3, 2008

  • traveling in florida

August 2, 2008

  • traveling in florida

August 1, 2008

  • traveling in florida

July 2008

July 31, 2008

  • 9:15 a.m.- drop by meeting with new eastern states director of the bureau of land management
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed service committee hearing re: north korea
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing re: aging in rural america
  • 11 a.m.- meet with rep. ellen tauscher re: defense authorization bill
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- meet with general kehler of air force space command - foreign relation committee hearing re: military's role in foreign policy
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

July 30, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:15 a.m.- meet with melbourne history teacher participating in presidential academy for the teaching of american history and civics.
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee executive session
  • 10 a.m.- chair commerce committee hearing re: pre-paid calling cards
  • 12:15 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- meet with sens. reid and mikulski re: space issues
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with sen. martinez, rep. crenshaw and admiral roughhead, chief of naval operations re: mayport
  • 6 p.m.- meet with acting secretary of the air force re: housing privatization problems at patrick air force base

July 29, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: john hewko confirmation
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - foreign relations business meeting re: treaties and nominations
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee business meeting
  • 5:30 p.m. - armed service committee executive session

July 28, 2008

  • 11 a.m. - armed service committee executive session
  • 4 p.m. - senate votes expected

July 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 25, 2008

  • 9:20 a.m. - senate vote expected
  • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. - office hours

July 24, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - meet with rev. willie barnes of eatonville, senate guest chaplain of the day
  • 9:30 a.m. - closed armed service committee briefing re: iraq
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida ship builders
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with representatives of boys and girls nation re: citizenship education
  • 5 p.m. - meet and take photo with team focus youth
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

July 23, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10:30 a.m. - 911 inprovement act bill signing with president bush at white house
  • 11 a.m. - aging committee hearing re: person-centered care
  • 12 p.m. - meet with retired gen. anthony zinni re: afghanistan and iraq
  • 1 p.m. - sen. reid hosted member meeting with non-governmental experts on afghanistan
  • 1:30 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 2:30 p.m. - meet with foreign minister of dominician republic re: food and energy prices
  • 3 p.m. - chair international operations subcommittee
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with lockheed martin vice president for human space flight and space exploration re: ksc work force issues

July 22, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee meeting re: nominations
  • 11 a.m. - meet with allison whittier, florida state poster contest winner
  • 11:15 a.m. - meet with aipac re: israel
  • 12 p.m. - meet with florida state representative maria lorts sachs re: online prescription drug purchases
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - foreign relations committee working coffee with kosovo republic president, prime minister and foreign minister
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet and take photo with american farm bureau southern region representative; sen. reid-hosted member meeting with german ambassador
  • 6:30 p.m. - inter-american dialogue dinner with colombian defense minister juan manuel santos

July 21, 2008

  • dscc retreat

July 20, 2008

  • dscc retreat

July 19, 2008

  • dscc retreat

July 18, 2008

  • dscc retreat

July 17, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - meet with space shuttle sts-124 mission specialist ronald garan
  • 10:30 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: cpsc reauthorization
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 3 p.m. - member meeting with sen. reid and afghan ambassador
  • 4 p.m. - cia briefing
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

July 16, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10:30 a.m. - aging committee hearing re: saving for retirement
  • 11:30 a.m. - meeting with david kramer, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with director of florida association of planned parenthood affiliates
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed senate foreign relations committee briefing re: north korea; closed senate armed services committee briefing re: iraq
  • 4:30 p.m. - meeting re: nursing program at bethune cookman college
  • 5:00 p.m. - usaid and state department’s bureau of democracy, human rights and labor re: assistance to cuba

July 15, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - meet with christine levinson about efforts to find her missing husband in iran; aviation operations and safety subcommittee hearing re: summer air travel
  • 10:30 a.m. - african affairs subcommittee hearing re: zimbabwe
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with gen. schroedel and col. grosskruger of army corps re: everglades restoration
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 4 p.m. - meet and take photo with mayor of village of palm bay
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet and take photo with port st. lucie police department explorers
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with sen. levin and general norton schwartz, nominee for u.s. air force chief of staff

July 14, 2008

  • 10:30 a.m. - media availability re: groundwater contamination at St. Petersburg's Azalea Park Elementary and surrounding neighborhood
  • 1:30 p.m. - depart Tampa for Washington
  • 4 p.m. - arrive Washington

July 13, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 12, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 11, 2008

  • d.c. office hours all day
  • senate votes expected circa 5 p.m.

July 10, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - speak to interns at florida house's summer intern seminar
  • 10:30 a.m. - meeting with air force col. chandler
  • 11 a.m. - intelligence committee briefing
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing; foreign relations committee hearing re: treaties
  • 3 p.m. - sen. reid hosted meeting with kazakh and krygyz ambassadors to the u.s.

July 9, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: privacy and online advertising
  • 12 p.m. - speak to the digital dialogue forum
  • 2 p.m. - meeting re: kennedy space center and commercial launch operations
  • 2:30 p.m. - foreign relations hearing re: iran ;oceans, atmosphere and fisheries subcommittee hearing re: fishing safety
  • 5 p.m. - meeting re: food safety and imports

July 8, 2008

  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - washington, d.c. office hours

July 7, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 6, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 5, 2008

  • No schedule posted

July 4, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

July 3, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

July 2, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

July 1, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

June 2008

June 30, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

June 29, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

June 28, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

June 27, 2008

  • july 4th congressional recess

June 26, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 9:45 a.m. - speak to students of presidentail classroom
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with dr. jocelyn evans and researchers from the university of west florida re: women's leadership in congress
  • 12:15 p.m. - drop by meeting with university of florida student body president and student senate president
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- attend press conference with sens. cantwell, whitehouse, sanders and wyden re: legislation to curb oil speculation
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with shuttle astronauts gregory johnson and michael foreman
  • 5-7 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 25, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic steering committee meeting with civil rights leaders
  • 9:30 a.m. - foreign relations committee meeting re: partnership with pakistan
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 2 p.m. - members only state department briefing
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee working coffee with president of the philippines; armed service committee closed hearing re: afghanistan

June 24, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - press conference with sen. dorgan re: legislation to curb oil speculation
  • 10:30 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: climate change impacts
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - foreign relations committee re: sports doping
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee executive session re: nasa authorization markup

June 23, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - preside over senate space subcommittee field hearing at Kennedy Space Center
  • 12:45 p.m. - meet with florida today editorial board

June 22, 2008

  • travelling in florida

June 21, 2008

  • travelling in florida

June 20, 2008

  • travelling in florida

June 19, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. - meet with lt. gen donald wurster, hurlburt field special operations commander
  • 10 a.m. - meet with new prime minister of kenya; surface transportation subcommittee meeting
  • 11 a.m. - meet with southern district middle school pe teacher of the year
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with dean of fsu's college of education
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - foreign relations hearing
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 18, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. - chair foreign relations committee meeting re: nominations
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with los alamos national lab director
  • 12:15 p.m. - closed armed services committee briefing
  • 2 p.m. - meet with ceo of florida bluecross blueshield
  • 4:15 p.m. - foreign relations working coffee with iraq foreign minister
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with associated builders and contractors re: green building initiatives

June 17, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee hearing re: treatment of detainees
  • 11:30 a.m. - photo with florida state history fair winner
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 4:30 p.m. - closed armed service committee briefing
  • 5 p.m. - meet with florida state university student government president
  • 5:30 p.m. - phoner with voice of the voters re: election reform legislation

June 16, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - depart tallahassee for washington
  • 3:45 p.m. - arrive washington
  • 5 p.m. - meet with gen. dan mcneill, former head of international security force in afghanistan

June 15, 2008

  • No schedule posted

June 14, 2008

  • No schedule posted

June 13, 2008

  • 10:30 a.m.

press availability in tampa re: election reform

June 12, 2008

  • 9:45 a.m.

speak to amercican resort development association's legislative conference

  • 10:15 a.m.

introducuction of jacksonville mayor john peyton before senate banking committee

  • 11 a.m.

meet wtih rosemary dicarlo, nominee for alternate rep.of the u.s. for political affairs at the united nations

  • 12:45 p.m.

democratic policy committee lunch

  • 2:30 p.m.

-meet with goli ameri, asst. sec. of state for educational and cultural affairs -senate foreign relations committee hearing re: oil oligarchs

  • 5 - 6 p.m.

preside over the senate

June 11, 2008

  • 9:00 a.m.

constituent coffee

  • 9:30 a.m.

senate foreign relations committee re: wealth funds

  • 10:30 a.m.

meeting with sen. carl levin

  • 11:00 a.m.

state department briefing

  • 12:00 p.m.

meeting re: eglin air force base and nasa

  • 2:00 p.m.

health americans act cosponsor briefing

  • 3:00 p.m.

-commerce committee hearing re: spyware and consumers and businesses -sen. barbara boxer hosted event re: global warming

  • 4:00 p.m.

senate foreign relations working coffee with foreign minister of the czech republic

June 10, 2008

  • 9:00 a.m.

democratic leadership meeting

  • 11:00 a.m.

meeting with jonathan farrar, chief of the u.s. interests section in cuba

  • 12:00 p.m.

meeting with representatives from the museum of discovery and science of fort lauderdale

  • 2:30 p.m.

closed intelligence committee hearing

  • 4:30 p.m.

briefing with dr. jai shin, aa for aeronatics, nasa

  • 5:00 p.m.

drop by meeting with constituents from the aclu

June 9, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.

epa unveiling of groundwater clean-up plan at pensacola’s escambia treating company

  • 12:00 p.m.

pensacola rotary club luncheon

  • 2:00 p.m.

santa rosa county town hall

  • 5:00 p.m.

depart for washington, dc

June 8, 2008

  • No publicly scheduled meetings or events.

June 7, 2008

  • No publicly scheduled meetings or events.

June 6, 2008

  • 9 a.m.

vote expected

  • 9:15 a.m.

meet with rear admiral joseph kernan, future commander of the fourth fleet

  • 4 p.m.

meet with deputy cia director steve kappes

June 5, 2008

  • 9 a.m.

constituent coffee

  • 9:30 a.m.

-meet and greet with FBI’s new special agent in charge Tampa’s field office -african affairs subcommittee hearing re: china in africa

  • 10 a.m.

consumer affairs subcommittee meeting re: passenger vehicle roof strength

  • 11:30 a.m.

drop by meeting with broward county commissioner illene leiberman

  • 1 p.m.

speak to AIPAC delegation from Florida

  • 1:30 p.m.

meet with florida cattlemen’s association members

  • 2:30 p.m.

foreign relations committee working coffee with turkish prime minister

  • 4 p.m.

meet with cruise line industry ceos

  • 4:30 p.m.

meet with ceo of aerospace industries association re: nasa authorization

  • 5 p.m.

meet with southeast region director of u.s. fish and wildlife service re: appalachicola river

  • 5:30 p.m.

drop by meeting with president and ceo of tampa’s baycare health system

June 4, 2008

  • 9 a.m.

democratic leadership meeting

  • 9:30 a.m.

armed services committee meeting re: major weapons systems acquisition

  • 10 a.m.

commerce committee meeting re: energy market manipulation

  • 12:30 p.m.

democratic caucus lunch

  • 2:15 p.m.

official senate photo

  • 4:30 p.m.

drop by meeting with florida a&m university president

June 3, 2008 All day

  • washington, d.c. office hours
  • 5:30 p.m.

vote expected

May 2008

May 31, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.

meeting with boaters and anglers upset about possible new federal permits in fort myers

  • 11:30 a.m.

hendry county lunch with community and agriculture leaders

  • 1:00 p.m.

tour glades county detention facility

  • 3:30 p.m.

highlands county town hall in sebring

  • 5:15 p.m.

travel to washington, dc


May 28, 2008

  • 8 a.m.

breakfast with taylor county elected officials

  • 10:30 a.m.

meeting with environmentalists re: suwannee river

  • 12 p.m.

lunch with dixie county officials

  • 1:30 p.m.

suwannee river tour and briefing

  • 3 p.m.

travel to citrus county

May 27, 2008

  • 9 a.m.

gadsden county town hall

  • 11 a.m.

apalachicola river tour

  • 1 p.m.

lunch with apalachicola riparian county stakeholders coalition

  • 5 p.m.

washington county covered dish supper

May 26, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 25, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 24, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 23, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 22, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 21, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 20, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 19, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 18, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 17, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 16, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

democratic leadership council policy retreat

May 15, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.

commerce committee executive session

  • 10:30 a.m.

meeting with united space alliance

  • 2:00 p.m.

meeting with newly-elected governor of the salta province, argentina foreign relations hearing re: china

  • 2:30 p.m.

armed services executive meeting

  • 4:30 p.m.

meeting with u.k. ambassador

  • 5:30 p.m.

meeting with tampa and manatee county port directors

May 14, 2008

  • 9:00 a.m.

constituent coffee

  • 9:30 a.m.

foreign relations committee hearing re: the global food crisis

  • 10:00 a.m.

consumer affairs, insurance and automotive safety subcommittee hearing re: plastic additives in consumer products

  • 10:30 a.m.

aging committee hearing re: alzheimer’s breakthroughs and challenges

  • 11:00 a.m.

drop by meeting with florida beer distributors

  • 11:30 a.m.

drop by meeting with officials from seminole county

  • 12:15 p.m.

speak to orlando regional chamber of commerce

  • 2:00 p.m.

speak to florida association of realtors

  • 3:30 p.m.

speak to local leaders from escambia, santa rosa, okaloosa, walton and bay counties

  • 5:00 p.m.

meeting with general aviation manufacturers association

  • 5:30 p.m.

drop by meeting with president of embraer re: announcement of new assembly plant in brevard county

  • 6:30 p.m.

second annual american red cross heritage of service dinner

May 13, 2008

  • 10 a.m.

commerce committee hearing re: transportation security administration budget

  • 10:15 a.m.

closed foreign relations committee hearing

  • 11:30 a.m.

drop by meeting town of jupiter

  • 12 p.m.

drop by meeting with the american dental association

  • 12:30 p.m.

lunch

  • 2 p.m.

photos with departing staff

  • 2:30 p.m.

closed intelligence committee hearing

  • 5 p.m.

drop by meeting with florida farm bureau

May 12, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.

meeting in Gainesville with Epa, local officials re: cabot koppers-superfund site

  • 12:00 p.m.

depart gainesville for dc

May 11, 2008

  • No schedule posted

May 10, 2008

  • No schedule posted

May 9, 2008

  • 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. - DC office hours

May 8, 2008

  • 8:30 a.m.- speak to florida council of 100
  • 10:45 a.m.- meeting with dr. john marburger, director of office of science and technology policy and science advisor to the president
  • 11:45 a.m.- florida delegation meeting
  • 12:00 p.m.- meeting with ceo of teco re: climate change and energy issues
  • 12:45 p.m.- lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: improving u.s. climate modeling
  • 4:30 p.m.- meeting with the director of the kennedy space center
  • 6:00 p.m.- preside over the senate

May 7, 2008

  • 9:00 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- chair commerce space, aeronautics and related sciences subcommittee hearing re: reauthorizing the vision for space exploration
  • 12:00 p.m.- meet with the bay county chamber of commerce
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch with congressman wexler
  • 2:00 p.m.- meet with bill read, director of noaa’s national hurricane center
  • 3:30 p.m.- meeting on global food crisis
  • 4:00 p.m.- meet with florida commissioner of education, eric smith
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with ceo of miami’s north shore medical center
  • 5:00 p.m.- meeting with executive director of the jacksonville port authority
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with the florida electric cooperatives association

- gathering to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the florida house

May 6, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.- oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard subcommittee hearing re: noaa oversight
  • 11: a.m.- press conference to commemorate 50th anniversary of nasa by unveiling newly transferred to high definition nasa footage
  • 12:15 p.m.- drop by meeting with officials from the city of windermere
  • 1:00 p.m.- lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair foreign relations committee re: holocaust era insurance restitution after icheic
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with new secretary of the florida agency for health care administration, holly benson
  • 6:00 p.m.- meeting with former nasa flight director gene kranz


May 5, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- give commencement speech at embry riddle in daytona beach
  • 4:15 p.m- depart orlando for washington
  • 6:30 p.m.- arrive washington

May 4, 2008

  • No schedule posted

May 3, 2008

  • No schedule posted

May 2, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - office hours

May 1, 2008

  • 9:30 am- healthy americans act briefing
  • 11:00 am- drop by meeting with officials from miami-dade county
  • 11:30 am- drop by meeting with officials from lake county
  • 12:45 pm- lunch
  • 2:00 pm- drop by meeting with manley fuller, president, florida wildlife federation
  • 2:30 pm- closed intelligence committee markup

- foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations - commerce committee hearing re: nominations

  • 4:00 pm- drop by meeting with the american jewish committee’s florida leadership
  • 4:30 pm- drop by meeting with officials from the city of delray beach
  • 5:00 pm- phone call with monica russo, president, seiu healthcare florida
  • 5:30 pm- attend rep. klein reception to honor south florida chambers of commerce
  • 6:00 pm- preside over the senate

April 2008

April 30, 2008

  • 9:00 am- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 am- chair closed senate armed services committee
  • 11:00 am- joint meeting of congress with prime minister of ireland bertie ahern
  • 12:00 pm- luncheon with the palm beach economic council, the boca chamber and the fort lauderdale chamber
  • 1:15 pm- meet with nasa administrator mike griffin
  • 2:00 pm- energy and climate change meeting
  • 2:30 pm- closed senate armed services committee markup of national defense authorization act
  • 3:00 pm- aging committee hearing on government hiring and retaining older workers
  • 4:00 pm- drop by meeting with officials from the city of maitland
  • 4:30 pm- meet with florida home builders association
  • 5:00 pm- meet with florida teacher of the year richard ellenburg
  • 5:30 pm- drop by meeting with florida members of the property & casualty insurance association of america

April 29, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 12 p.m.- speak to the national marine manufacturers association and american boating congress re: boating legislation
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- meet and take photo with students from west palm beach based Weiss school
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting

- foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations - closed armed services seapower subcommittee markup re: defense authorization act

  • 4 p.m.- closed armed services emerging threats subcommittee markup re: defense authorization act

- foreign relations committee working coffee with president of guatemala

  • 4:30 p.m.- sens. reid and mcconnell hosted meeting for president of guatemala
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with florida beverage association members

April 28, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - speak at brevard county commission space workshop
  • 1:30 p.m.- depart orlando for washington
  • 3:30 p.m. - arrive washington
  • 4 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 5 p.m. - meet with sen. sessions re: upcoming nasa reauthorization hearing

April 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 25, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- depart washington for west palm beach
  • 11 a.m.- arrive west palm beach
  • 12 p.m.- lunch with palm beach mayor jack macdonald
  • 2 p.m.- meet with west palm boaters to discuss epa permit legislation
  • 3 - 5 p.m.- west palm beach office hours

April 24, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: national security reform; closed armed service committee briefing
  • 10:30 a.m.- commerce committee executive session re: commercial seafood consumer protection act
  • 11:30 a.m.- attend rep. putnam hosted lunch with leadership bartow and bartow chamber of commerce
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:00 p.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: international debt relief
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 5:00 p.m.- meet with nasa associate administrator bill gerstenmaier re: workforce transition
  • 6:00 p.m.- preside over the senate

April 23, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee meeting re: darfur
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with osceola county officials
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida citrus growers
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of coral springs officials
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee meeting re: telephone networks
  • 3 p.m.- sen. wyden hosted health americans act cosponsor briefing
  • 4 p.m.- senators only briefing with chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

April 22, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 21, 2008

  • 10:00 am- pasco county town hall
  • 1:30 pm- meeting with tampa woman who was raped in iraq while working for a contractor there; unveil a measure that would provide protection for employees of U.S. contractors who are sexually assaulted while working in war zones

April 20, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 19, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 18, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- meeting and media availability with Jacksonville agriculture officials re: honey bee disappearance and impact on florida crops

April 17, 2008

  • 11:30 a.m.- meeting on warner-lieberman climate change legislation
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with jacksonville regional chamber of commerce members
  • 12:45 p.m.- lunch with jim towey
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with lake city chamber of commerce members
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida association of letter carriers delegation

April 16, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with clearwater mayor
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with florida bar leadership re: legal services funding
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with shands healthcare ceo
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 3 p.m.- aging committee hearing re: caring for senior
  • 4 p.m.- meet with american water works association re: drinking water issues in florida
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with general dickmand from the american institute of aeronautics and astronautics
  • 4:35 p.m.- drop by meeting with president and ceo of professional golf association
  • 5 p.m.- meet with ambassador of honduras re: millennium challenge compact

April 15, 2008

  • 8 a.m.- speak at economic summit hosted by sen. bayh
  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with aipac representatives
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting former chair of the national automobile dealers assn alan starling of st.cloud
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting; foreign relations committee meeting re: treaties
  • 3:30 p.m.- attend sen. durbin hosted meeting with russian ambassador ushakov
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida restaurant and lodging association members
  • 5:15 p.m.- meet with interior dep. secretary lynn scarlet re: invasive species in the everglades
  • 5:30 p.m.- body armor improvements briefing

April 14, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- visit national counter terrorism center
  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with election reform advocates re: endorsing nelson reform legislation
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with president-elect of florida association of nurse anesthetists

April 13, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 12, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 11, 2008

  • attend democratic senators spring issues conference in richmond,va

April 10, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee meeting re: long term relationship with iraq
  • 10 a.m.- aviations operations subcommittee hearing re: airline safety oversight
  • 11 a.m.- meet with former sen. john glenn
  • 12 p.m.- meet and take photo with national crime victims rights award winner
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- introduce alex sanchez, nominee for federal retirement thrift investment board at homeland security and government affairs committee hearing; armed services committee meeting re: progress in iraq
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting; commerce committee hearing re: air service in Hawaii
  • 5-6 p.m.- preside over the senate

April 9, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- preside over international operations subcommittee re: sexual assaults in iraq and afghanistan
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with jacksonville-based ceo of u.s. preventative medicine - attend sens. kyle and lieberman hosted lunch with former south african president f.w. de clerk re: dismantling of apartheid
  • 2 p.m.- meet with ceo of moffit cancer center re: cancer research
  • 2:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with broward county commissioner kristin jacobs re: climate change
  • 3 p.m.- meet with u.s. army corp of engineers commander re: everglades restoration
  • 3:15 p.m.- senate foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 3:45 p.m.- meet and take photo with dave hamblet of bonita springs re: his work distributing teddy bears to wounded soldiers
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with florida hospice directors re: medicare cuts
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with united martime group re: update on company’s florida operations

April 8, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 7, 2008

  • 10:00 am- west palm beach press availability
  • 12:00 pm- travel to washington, dc
  • 4:30 pm- washington office hours

April 6, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 5, 2008

  • No schedule posted

April 4, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- washington office hours
  • 3 p.m.- depart washington for florida

April 3, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee meeting re: iraq 2012; armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee meeting re: international fisheries
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee re: health security
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with american association of justice members re: defective medical devices
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with florida cattlemen’s association re: transportation and invasive pests
  • 12 p.m.- meet with florida association of insurance agents re: insurance issues
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with palm beach community college president
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- meeting re: missile defense technologies
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting; drop by with phoenix house treatment center officials
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with executive vice president of florida tomato exchange re: upcoming issues before health, education and labor committee
  • 5 p.m.- drop by with former district fire chief ray alford
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

April 2, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- florida democratic congressional delegation meeting with howard dean

- senate foreign relations committee meeting

  • 10 a.m.- emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee meeting
  • 11 a.m.- meet with former astronaut buzz aldrin
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with cox communications president re: dtv transition
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida medical association president re: medicare reimbursement
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with orlando-sanford airport president
  • 12:45 p.m.- lunch with the crew of space shuttle mission sts-122
  • 1:45 p.m.- taped interview with fox-tampa re: fema
  • 2 p.m.- meet with vietnamese ambassador le cong phung
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee executive session

- foreign relations committee meeting re: political prospects in iraq

  • 3 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of miami beach mayor and city manager
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of homestead officials

April 1, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by with american academy of pediatrics members re: Children’s health
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida housing authorities
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by lunch with department of florida american legion members
  • 2:15 p.m.- vote expected
  • 2:30 p.m.- preside over strategic forces subcommittee re: ballistic missile programs; closed intelligence committee business meeting
  • 5 p.m.- meet with sen. sessions, gens. cartwright and chilton re: nuclear issues

March 2008

March 31, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- nassau county town hall
  • 6 p.m.- depart jacksonville for washington, d.c.

March 30, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 29, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 28, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 26, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- tour picayune strand restoration area near naples
  • 12 p.m.- visit and get briefing on tamiami trail everglades restoration project
  • 1 p.m.- visit shark valley visitor center at everglades national park for briefing and python tracking
  • 4 p.m.- depart miami for tallahassee

March 25, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 24, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 23, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 22, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 21, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 20, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 19, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 18, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 17, 2008

  • Congressional Easter recess

March 16, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 15, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 14, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 13, 2008

  • 10:15 a.m.- senate foreign relations committee meeting re: 2009 authorizations
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida spirits distributors
  • 2:30 p.m.- oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and coast guard subcommittee meeting re: noaa budget; closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with city of tamarac mayor and other city officials
  • 5 p.m.- meet with florida lt. governor jeff kottkamp re: shuttle workforce gap
  • 6 - 7 p.m.- preside over the senate

March 12, 2008

  • 9:00 am- constituent coffee
  • 10:00 am- chair senate armed services subcommittee re: defense appropriations
  • 12:30 pm- lunch
  • 2:00 pm- meeting with general bantz craddock, eucom commander
  • 2:30 pm- intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:00 pm- drop by meeting with executives from florida’s public hospitals re: medicaid reimbursement
  • 4:30 pm- drop by meeting with ceo of miami’s jackson health systems
  • 5:00 pm- meet with space coast economic development officials re: future of kennedy space center

March 11, 2008

  • 8:25 a.m.- live interview on msnbc’s morning joe show re: florida delegates
  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed service committee meeting
  • 9:45 a.m.- live interview with cnn re: florida delegates
  • 10 a.m.- live interview with fox re: florida delegates
  • 11 a.m.- meet and take photo with intel science talent search award winner
  • 11:15 a.m.- drop by with opa-locka city officials
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with florida professional firefighters assn president re: health insurance and safety standards
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 12:50 p.m.- live interview with msnbc re: florida delegates
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee hearing re: cross border trucking pilot program; closed intelligence committee meeting; senate foreign relations committee meeting re: nato effectiveness
  • 4:15 p.m.- meet with general henry obering
  • 4:45 p.m.- meet with ceo of orbital sciences
  • 5:15 p.m.- meet with keiser university president re: higher education act
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with daytona beach city commissioners

March 10, 2008

  • 10:00 am- office hours
  • 12:00 pm- lunch
  • 2:00 pm- drop by meeting with city of gainesville officials
  • 2:30 pm- meeting with keiser university
  • 3:00 pm- drop by meeting with city of opa-locka mayor and commissioner
  • 3:30 pm- drop by meeting with city of lauderdale lakes officials
  • 4:30 pm- drop by meeting with executive director of central florida’s lynx public transportation system
  • 5:00 pm- drop by meeting with city of st. petersburg mayor

March 9, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 8, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 7, 2008

  • 9 a.m. - office hours
  • 2 p.m. - depart Washington for Jacksonville

March 6, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 5, 2008

  • 8 a.m.- senate armed services working breakfast
  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed services committee re: air force authorization requests

- foreign relations committee hearing re: military smart power

  • 10 a.m.- drop by meet with broward county commissioners re: catastrophic insurance
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with dr. phillips foundation president

- aging committee hearing re: hunger

  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with embry riddle aeronautical university
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with wakulla county commissioners
  • 12 p.m.- meet with florida keys national marine sanctuary superintendent re:sanctuary activities
  • 12:30 p.m.- congressional classroom lunch with rep. putnam
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida credit union executives
  • 2 p.m.- meet with brazilian senator joao tenorio re: alternative energy
  • 2:30 p.m.- budget committee markup
  • 4 p.m.- foreign relation committee working coffee with egyptian parliamentarians
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with volusia county officials re: bridge and road safety, appropriations
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with gadsden county commissioner dixon
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with incharge education foundation vice president re: military money magazine

March 4, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee hearing re: u.s. special command budget; foreign relations committee hearing re: kosovo
  • 10:40 a.m.- speak to the space flight suppliers conference
  • 11:15 a.m.- meet with gen. renuart, norad and northcom commander
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with leon county commissioners
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with manatee county officials
  • 2:30 p.m.- preside over strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: military space programs
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with former sen. connie mack, chairman moffit cancer center
  • 6:30 p.m.- preside over the senate

March 3, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- attend strawberry festival luncheon in plant city
  • 1:30 p.m.- depart tampa for washington
  • 4 p.m.- arrive in washington
  • 5 p.m.- meet with gen. moseley, air force chief of staff re: fa-22, housing privatization
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida members of the international assn. of chiefs of police
  • 5:45 p.m.- drop by meeting with eckerd college president

March 2, 2008

  • No schedule posted

March 1, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 2008

February 29, 2008

  • Afternoon Orlando office hours

February 28, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed service committee hearing re: navy budget; foreign relations committee meeting re: post-election Pakistan
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: transportation budget
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with community broadcasters association members from florida
  • 11 a.m.- meet with admiral stavridis of southcom
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with greater miami chamber of commerce members re: catastrophic insurance and other issues
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with walton county officials
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with st. petersburg beach officials
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with mt. sinai medical center officials re: hospital funding
  • 2:30 p.m.- sen. reid sponsored meeting with latin american ambassadors; closed intelligence committee
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with professional insurance agents of florida members
  • 5 p.m.- drop by with sarasota county officials
  • 5:30 p.m.- preside over the senate

February 27, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- speak to u.s.-china economic and security review commission

- constituent coffee

  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed services committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- speak to the garden club of america
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with polk county officials

- aging committee hearing

  • 11 a.m.- meet with shuttle discovery crew (sts-120)
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with florida association of broadcasters re: telecom issues
  • 12 p.m.- meet with noaa dep. secretary for oceans and atmosphere re: FY09 budget
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by shipbuilders council of america conference
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with national invasive weed awareness week board member patrick rooney re: invasive species in everglades
  • 2:30 p.m.- chair space subcommittee hearing re: nasa budget

- closed intelligence committee business meeting

  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with miami-dade county officials re: federal funding
  • 5:45 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida fish and wildlife conservation executive director and others re: conservation issues

February 26, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed services committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- meet with space X ceo
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by with brevard county officials
  • 12 p.m.- meet with fau president frank brogan
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- drop by with officials from miami’s camillus house
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida municipal electric association members

- democratic budget committee members meeting

  • 5:15 p.m.- drop by with city of north miami beach officials
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with former congresswoman carrrie meek

February 25, 2008

  • 9:00 am- office hours
  • 11:00 am- briefing by brigadier general rich ellis and southcom officials
  • 12:00 pm- lunch
  • 1:30 pm- photo with departing staff
  • 3:00 pm- office hours

February 24, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 23, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 22, 2008

  • 12 p.m. - speak to suncoast tiger bay club in st. petersburg
  • 2 p.m. - interview with howard troxler of bay news nine
  • 3:30 p.m. - visit challenger center for space science education in tampa

February 21, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- participate in physcians roundtable with sen. martinez at shands medical center in gainesville
  • 2 p.m.- putnam county town hall meeting
  • 4 p.m.- volusia county town hall meeting

February 20, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- tour base housing at patrick air force base
  • 12 p.m.- speak to space coast tiger bay club in viera
  • 1:30 p.m.- meet with harris corporation officials re: update on work in florida
  • 2 p.m.- meet with northrup grumman officials re: update on work in florida

February 19, 2008

  • 7:30 a.m.- attend middle district of florida legislative breakfast in orlando
  • 9 a.m.- orlando office hours
  • 11 a.m.- call in to bishop victor curry's tuesday talk show on miami’s wmbm radio

February 18, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 17, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 16, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 15, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - depart washington for west palm beach
  • 7 p.m. - speak at everglades gala with gov. crist

February 14, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- budget committee hearing; memorial service for rep. tom lantos in statuary hall
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with city of sunrise commissioner donald rosen
  • 11:10 a.m.- senate armed services committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with city of melbourne officials
  • 12 p.m.- meet with former congressman tom downey re: military widows and orphans pension offset elimination legislation
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee hearing; armed service committee hearing
  • 3:45 p.m.- foreign relations committee working coffee with foreign minister of hellenic republic
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with collier county officials
  • 4:45 p.m.- meet with sen. durbin re: agriculture issues
  • 5 p.m.- meet with ceo of recording industry association re: performance rights act
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

February 13, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.-armed services committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- foreign relations committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with state senator tony hill re: florida legislature agenda
  • 12 p.m.- meet with former congressman and ambassador tony hall re: africa assistance
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida members of prevent blindness america
  • 12:45 p.m.- lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with daytona beach community college public television officials re: increased support for public television; florida delegation meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee business meeting; foreign relations working coffee with prime minister of palestinian national authority
  • 3:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee business meeting
  • 4 p.m.- prearranged interview with associated press re: primary process
  • 4:30 p.m.- speak to florida bankers association
  • 5 p.m.- taped interview with tavis smiley show re; primary process


February 12, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting; budget committee hearing; senate armed services committee meeting
  • 10 a.m.- taped interview with CNN
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with broward community college president
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by with AIPAC members
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with hillsborough community college president and board members
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4 p.m.- florida delegation meeting with gov. crist
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with santa rosa county officials
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida league of cities
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by with WEDU president

February 11, 2008

  • 12 p.m.- speak at governor’s luncheon at the florida state fair

February 10, 2008

  • Office hours all day

February 9, 2008

  • Office hours all day

February 8, 2008

  • Office hours all day

February 7, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee meeting; foreign relations subcommittee on african affairs hearing
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with royal carribbean cruise line president
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with president of florida mortgage brokers association
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with bill rubin re:port everglades
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m. - meet with sen. vitter, new ranking member of space subcommittee
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting; foreign relations committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with holocaust survivors foundation re: holocaust legislation
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with pinellas county officials

February 6, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m.- armed services committee meeting

- foreign relations committee meeting

  • 10 a.m.- budget committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with st. lucie county officials
  • 11 a.m.- drop by meeting with first tee childrens golf program officials
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with maj. gen. douglas burnett of the fl national guard
  • 12:00 p.m.- drop by meeting with martin county officials
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 1:00 p.m.- meet with sen. levin

- foreign relations committee hearing

  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida insurance agents
  • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.- meet with judicial nominees for middle district of florida
  • 3:00 p.m.- meet with sen. Feinstein

- closed foreign relation committee meeting

  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with judicial nominee middle district of florida
  • 5:45- vote expected

February 5, 2008

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- budget committee hearing; intelligence committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with shana dale, nasa deputy administrator re: budget
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida school boards association members
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with rollins college president dr. lewis duncan
  • 5 p.m.- meet with u.s. army corp of engineers jacksonville district officials re: appropriations, everglades restoration
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida tech president cantanese

February 4, 2008

  • 3:30 p.m.- meet with commerce committee staff
  • 5:30 p.m.- votes expected

February 3, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 2, 2008

  • No schedule posted

February 1, 2008

  • All day - attend democratic senators issue conference

January 2008

January 31, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- democratic caucus meeting; budget committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing; drop by and photo with miami country day school students
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with sen. boxer to discuss climate change legislation
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with general james cartwright, vice chair joint chiefs of staff re: cybersecurity
  • 6-7 p.m.- preside over the senate

January 30, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.- budget committee hearing
  • 11:15 a.m.- preside over senate foreign relations committee hearing re: nominations
  • 2:00– 3:30 p.m.- meet with judicial nominees for the middle district of florida
  • 3:30 p.m.- closed foreign relation committee briefings
  • 5:00 p.m.- meet with los alamos national laboratory director

January 29, 2008

  • 11:00 am- tour adrienne arsht center for the performing arts

January 28, 2008

  • 10:00 am - dedication of c. clyde atkins courthouse
  • 1:30 pm- tour of port everglades

January 27, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 26, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 25, 2008

  • 7 p.m.- keynote jackson county chamber banquet

January 24, 2008

  • 10 a.m.- budget committee hearing re: economic outlook
  • 11:45 a.m.- tape video for jackson county chamber of commerce
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee luncheon
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee meeting
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with gainesville mayor
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

January 23, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 22, 2008

  • 2:00 p.m.- office time
  • 5:00 p.m.- meeting with chair of security projects for center on information policy leadership
  • 5:30 p.m.- votes expected

January 21, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 20, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 19, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 18, 2008

  • 10 a.m. - jacksonville media availability
  • 12 p.m. - lunch with duval county elected officials
  • 3 p.m. - clay county town hall

January 17, 2008

  • 8 a.m. - breakfast with bay county elected officials
  • 9:30 a.m. - panama city media availability
  • 1 p.m. - meet with gov. crist in tallahassee re: everglades
  • 4 p.m. - coffee with madison county elected officials

January 16, 2008

  • 10:00 a.m.- depart for pensacola
  • 11:30 a.m.- pensacola town hall
  • 1:00 p.m.- lunch with elected officials in pensacola
  • 3:30 p.m.- crestview town hall
  • 5:00 p.m. - defuniak springs town hall

January 15, 2008

  • 7:30 a.m.- tape psa with sen. martinez
  • 10:00 a.m.- depart for key west
  • 12:00 p.m.- lunch with key west elected officials
  • 1:00 p.m.- key west town hall
  • 2:30 p.m.- interview re presidential candidates views on nasa
  • 3:00 p.m.- visit joint interagency task force south
  • 5:00 p.m.- depart key west

January 14, 2008

  • 8:00 a.m.- military briefing at u.s. central command, macdill airforce base
  • 11:00 a.m.- depart macdill
  • 12:00 p.m. - lunch
  • 3:00 p.m.- plant city town hall meeting

January 13, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 12, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 11, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- punta gorda town hall meeting
  • 12 p.m.- speak to fort myers beach chamber of commerce

January 10, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- stuart town hall meeting
  • 12 p.m.- speak to west palm beach democratic professionals council

January 09, 2008

  • 9:30 a.m.- vero beach town hall
  • 12 p.m.- ft. pierce lunch with elected officials
  • 2 p.m.- port st. lucie town hall
  • 5:45 p.m.- Okeechobee meeting with community leaders

January 08, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 07, 2008

  • Congressional recess - Senate reconvenes on Jan. 22

January 06, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 05, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 04, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 03, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 02, 2008

  • No schedule posted

January 01, 2008

  • No schedule posted

December 2007

December 31, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 30, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 29, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 28, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 27, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 26, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 25, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 24, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 23, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 22, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 21, 2007

  • No schedule posted

December 20, 2007

  • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm - jacksonville office hours

December 19, 2007

  • 10:30 am- meet with General Kevin Chilton, commander, U.S. Strategic Command
  • 11:00 am- Foreign Relations Committee hearing
  • 12:30 pm- caucus lunch
  • 2:00 pm- office time
  • 5:00 pm- meet with Rep. Alcee Hastings and FEMA Administrator David Paulison

December 18, 2007

  • 10:00 am Armed Services Committee hearing
  • 11:00 am Commerce Committee hearing
  • 12:00 pm photos with Senate pages
  • 12:30 pm caucus lunch
  • 2:30 pm Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing, re: oil spills
  • 3:00 pm meet with Deputy Secretary of the Interior and Assistant Secretary of the Army re: everglades funding
  • 4:00 pm phone interview with Associated Press

December 17, 2007

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with ambassador of Switzerland re: floridian missing in Iran, Bob Levinson
  • 12:15 p.m. - teleconference with Brig. Gen. Schroedel re: everglades
  • 3 p.m. - depart Washington for Orlando

December 16, 2007

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with ambassador of Switzerland re: floridian missing in Iran, Bob Levinson
  • 12:15 p.m. - teleconference with Brig. Gen. Schroedel re: everglades
  • 3 p.m. - depart Washington for Orlando

December 15, 2007

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with ambassador of Switzerland re: floridian missing in Iran, Bob Levinson
  • 12:15 p.m. - teleconference with Brig. Gen. Schroedel re: everglades
  • 3 p.m. - depart Washington for Orlando

December 14, 2007

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with ambassador of Switzerland re: floridian missing in Iran, Bob Levinson
  • 12:15 p.m. - teleconference with Brig. Gen. Schroedel re: everglades
  • 3 p.m. - depart Washington for Orlando

December 13, 2007

  • 9:15 a.m.- senate votes
  • 9:50 a.m.- attend commerce committee official photograph session
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 12:15 p.m.- telephone call with army corps maj. gen riley re: everglades
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m.- members only briefing with attorney general mukasey
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee hearing
  • 3 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4 p.m.- tentative congressional briefing with sec. rice re: annapolis conference
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

December 12, 2007

  • 9:15 a.m.- meeting re: nelson-clinton insurance legislation
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing
  • 11 a.m.- closed foreign relations committee meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with former florida representative frank Williams
  • 2:00 p.m.- call in interview with jacksonville-based radio show
  • 3 p.m.- drop by meeting with former plant city mayor john dicks
  • 3:15 p.m.- teleconference with army corps general schroedel re: everglades
  • 3:30 p.m.- meeting re: intelligence legislation
  • 4 p.m.- meeting re: latest military surveillance technology

December 11, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- Democratic leadership meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- Democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed Intelligence Committee hearing

December 10, 2007

  • 10 a.m.- meet with family of Bob Levinson, missing floridian in Iran
  • 3:30 p.m.- depart Fort Lauderdale for Washington

December 9, 2007

  • 9:40 a.m.- morning votes expected
  • 12 – 5 p.m.- office hours

December 8, 2007

  • 9:40 a.m.- morning votes expected
  • 12 – 5 p.m.- office hours

December 7, 2007

  • 9:40 a.m.- morning votes expected
  • 12 – 5 p.m.- office hours

December 6, 2007

  • 11:00 am- meeting with Dr. Richard Gilbrech, NASA
  • 12:45 pm- dpc lunch
  • 1:00 pm- Intelligence Committee
  • 3:00 pm- meeting with Army Corps officials re: pinecastle
  • 6:00 pm- preside over the Senate

December 5, 2007

  • 9:45 a.m.- Democratic Whips meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- special committee on aging committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with healthsouth hospital administrators based in florida
  • 12 p.m.- attend celebrate Pensacola luncheon with Sen. Martinez & reps. boyd and miller
  • 2 p.m.- meeting re: windstorm insurance
  • 3 p.m.- closed Intelligence Committee conference meeting

December 4, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- Democratic Leadership meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with president of Tampa-based peoples gas
  • 12:30 p.m.- Democratic Caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • - closed Intelligence Committee hearing
    • - Commerce Committee executive session

December 3, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

December 2, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

December 1, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 2007

November 30, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 29, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 28, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 27, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 26, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 25, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 24, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 23, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 22, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 21, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 20, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 19, 2007

  • Thanksgiving break

November 16, 2007

  • 9:15 a.m.- live FOX interview re: NASA
  • 9:30 a.m.- votes expected
  • 1 p.m.- meet and take photos with former ambassador Nancy Soderberg and her University of North Florida students
  • 2:30 p.m- depart Washington for Jacksonville

November 15, 2007

  • 9:30 a.m.- Armed Services Committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- preside over Space Subcommittee hearing re: retirement of the shuttle
  • 12:45 p.m.- Democratic Policy Committee lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- Aging Committee hearing
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • - closed Intelligence Committee meeting
    • - Foreign Relations Committee hearing
  • 5 p.m.- meet with Maj. Gen. Robert Smolen, dep. administrator for defense programs at National Nuclear Security Administration
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

November 14, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m.- Commerce Committee hearing re: climate change
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with Ambassador of Honduras Roberto Flores
  • 12:15 p.m.- lunch
  • 2 p.m.- senators only briefing with Sec. of State Rice and Sec. of Defense Gates
  • 3 p.m.- drop by common ground coalition reception
  • 4:30 p.m.- closed joint house-senate intelligence conference meeting
  • 5 p.m.- closed joint house-senate armed service conference meeting

November 13, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- senate vote expected
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • - intelligence committee hearing
    • - foreign relations committee
    • - commerce committee hearing

November 12, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- intelligence briefing
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with florida election attorneys re: upcoming election and voter fraud monitoring
  • 11:30 a.m.- tour capitol's new visitors center
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for florida

November 11, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- intelligence briefing
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with florida election attorneys re: upcoming election and voter fraud monitoring
  • 11:30 a.m.- tour capitol's new visitors center
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for florida

November 10, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- intelligence briefing
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with florida election attorneys re: upcoming election and voter fraud monitoring
  • 11:30 a.m.- tour capitol's new visitors center
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for florida

November 9, 2007

  • 9 a.m.- intelligence briefing
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with florida election attorneys re: upcoming election and voter fraud monitoring
  • 11:30 a.m.- tour capitol's new visitors center
  • 3 p.m. - depart washington for florida

November 8, 2007

  • 10 a.m.
    • - introduce Senate's guest chaplin of the day, Dr. David Swanson of Orlando's First Presbyterian Church
    • - Commerce Committee hearing
  • 12 p.m.- lunch with Dr. Swanson of First Prebyterian Church
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with National Association of Consumer Advocates re: predatory lending
  • 2:30 p.m.- Near East South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with Broward County officials re: Ft. Lauderdale airport
  • 5 p.m.- meet with Gen. Bob Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the Senate

November 7, 2007

  • 10 a.m.- meet with mayor of gainesville
  • 11 a.m.- attend french president nicolas sarkozy’s address to congress
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida cigar manufacturers
  • 2 p.m.- meeting & photo with national youth leadership forum
  • 2:30 p.m.- meet with u.s. ambassador to haiti
  • 3 p.m.- meet with fcc commissioner robert mcdowell
  • 4 p.m.- meet with assistant secretary of defense mike vickers
  • 5 p.m.- meet with attorney general nominee michael mukasey

November 6, 2007

  • 8 a.m.- bipartisan members group breakfast; re: primary reform
  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- intelligence committee
  • 4:30 p.m.- air force fellows graduation
  • 5 p.m.- meeting with director of sandia national laboratories

November 5

  • 2 p.m.- satellite interview with wfla
  • 2:30 p .m. – 5 p.m.- washington, d.c. office hours

November 4

  • 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.- orlando office hours
  • 5 p.m.- speak to daytona beach young professionals group

November 3

  • 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. - orlando office hours
  • 5 p.m.- speak to daytona beach young professionals group

November 2

  • 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. - orlando office hours
  • 5 p.m.- speak to daytona beach young professionals group

November 1

  • 8:30 a.m.- meet with florida secretary of state kurt browning
  • 10 a.m.- closed house-senate intelligence conference re: 2008 intelligence authorization bill
  • 11:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with tallahassee community college president
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 2007

October 31

  • 9 a.m.- budget committee hearing
  • 11 a.m.- foreign relations committee business meeting
  • 2 p.m.- drop by meeting with american bankers association president
  • 3 p.m.- armed service committee conference panel with house armed services committee

October 30

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:25 a.m.- radio interview with bishop victor curry
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with fcc commissioners michael copps and jonathan adelstein re: dtv transition
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • commerce committee executive session
    • foreign relations hearing
    • closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with miami-dade chief of police
  • 6 p.m.- closed senate armed services airland subcommittee

October 29

  • 10:30 a.m.- orlando media availability
  • 12 p.m.- depart orlando for washington
  • 2 p.m.- arrive washington

October 28

  • Orlando office hours

October 27

  • Orlando office hours

October 26

  • Orlando office hours

October 25

  • 10 a.m.- meet with vice president of Jacksonville-based company re: schip
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with senior policy director of apalachicola riverkeepers
  • 12:35 p.m.- democratic whips meeting
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • - closed senate armed services seapower subcommittee meeting
    • - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m.- meet with lt. gen. martin dempsey, deputy commander centcom
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 24

  • 9:30 a.m.- african affairs subcommittee
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- aging committee hearing
  • 11 a.m.- closed senate armed service committee hearing
  • 1 p.m.- meet with baptist health care and united way officials from Miami
  • 1:45 p.m.- foreign relations committee meeting
  • 3:30 p.m.- tape video remarks for hurricane conference
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with Patrick Kennedy, under sec. of state for management nominee
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with Florida citrus mutual board members

October 23

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 11:20 a.m.- democratic whips meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.
    • - commerce committee hearing
    • - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5 p.m.- meet with polk county officials
  • 5:30 p.m.- closed armed services personnel subcommittee conference panel

October 22

  • 10:30 a.m.- tour jacksonville-based homeland security technology firm
  • 2 p.m.- depart jacksonville for washington
  • 4:30 p.m.- arrive washington
  • 5:30 p.m.- vote expected

October 19

  • 11:30 a.m.- depart Washington for Jacksonville
  • 2 p.m.- phone interview with New York Times re: everglades funding

October 18

  • 8:30 a.m.- breakfast
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- meet with director of office of management and budget
  • 11 a.m.- meet with president of inter-american development bank re:upcoming meeting in Miami
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with nasa administrator mike griffin
  • 5:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with blue cross/blue shield of Florida representatives
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 17

  • 9:00 am- coffee with constituents
  • 9:45 am- staff briefing
  • 10:00 am- commerce committee hearing: wireless
  • 2:00 pm- cox television interview
  • 2:30 pm- commerce committee hearing: digital television transition
  • 4:00 pm- meeting with rear admiral david kunkel, u.s. coast guard
  • 5:00 pm- meet with ares launch vehicle contractor

October 16

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing re: tsa compliance with 9/11 commission recommendations
  • 12 p.m.- meet with former congressman steve largent re: wireless industry in florida
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting

October 15

  • senate recess

October 12

  • senate recess

October 11

  • senate recess

October 10

  • senate recess

October 9

  • senate recess

October 8

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.- Washington office hours
  • 2 p.m.- meet with Air Force undersecretary William Anderson re: base housing at Eglin and Patrick Air Force bases

October 7

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.- Washington office hours
  • 2 p.m.- meet with Air Force undersecretary William Anderson re: base housing at Eglin and Patrick Air Force bases


October 6

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.- Washington office hours
  • 2 p.m.- meet with Air Force undersecretary William Anderson re: base housing at Eglin and Patrick Air Force bases

October 5

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.- Washington office hours
  • 2 p.m.- meet with air force undersecretary William Anderson re: base housing at Eglin and Patrick Air Force bases

October 4

  • 9 a.m.- give floor remarks welcoming rev. Jim Henry of Orlando as senate guest chaplain
  • 9:30 a.m.
    • - foreign relations committee meeting
    • - senate armed service committee hearing
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- press conference with rep. hastings re: florida primary
  • 11:30 a.m.- conference call with editorial boards re: florida primary
  • 12 p.m.- meet fred williams, florida’s outstanding older worker for 2007
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee luncheon
  • 2 p.m.- satellite uplink with florida tv stations
  • 2:30 p.m.- consumer affairs, insurance and automobile safety subcommittee hearing
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with monroe county mayors re: water quality and coral reef protections
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with col. paul grosskruger, commanding officer army corp of engineers jacksonville district
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

October 3

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee, senate foreign relations committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.- senate aging committee hearing
  • 11 a.m.- meet with major gen. henry morrow, commander first air force
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with florida insurance commissioner kevin mccarty
  • 12 p.m.- meet with jacksonville port officials
  • 12:30 p.m.- lunch
  • 1:15 p.m.- foreign relations committee working coffee
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida hospital association members
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida wine & spirit distributors

October 2

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- taped interview with cox tv re: nasa’s future
  • 5:30 p.m.- meet with vice admiral murrett, director national geospatial - intelligence agency, nasa reception with space shuttle sts-118 crew members

October 1

  • 5 p.m.- arrive in washington
  • 5:30 p.m.- votes expected

September 2007

September 30

  • 2 p.m.- depart for Florida

September 29

  • 2 p.m.- depart for Florida

September 28

  • 2 p.m.- depart for Florida

September 27

  • 9:30 a.m.- senate armed services committee hearing re: nominations
  • 10:30 a.m.- commerce aviation operations subcommittee meeting re: airline delays
  • 11:30 a.m.- take photos with city of miami gardens junior council
  • 12:45 p.m.- democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee executive session, foreign relations committee hearing re: un convention on the law of the sea
  • 4 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida tourism officials
  • 5 p.m.- preside over the senate

September 26

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 11:30 a.m.- foreign relations committee working coffee
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida restaurant and lodging association officers
  • 3:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with miami-dade transit officials
  • 4 p.m.- meet with miami chamber of commerce members
  • 4:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with osceola county commissioner ken shipley
  • 5 p.m.- intelligence committee briefing

September 25

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 11 a.m.- meet with brig. gen. susan helms of 45th space wing command
  • 12 p.m.- meet with air force association
  • 12:30 p.m.- caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m.- closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- foreign relations committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m.- meet with former rep. carrie meek
  • 5 p.m.- drop by meeting with camillus house officials

September 24

  • 2 p.m.- attend press conference with sen. boxer re: water resources development act
  • 5:45 p.m.- votes expected

September 23

  • 10 a.m.- vote expected
  • 11 a.m.- depart washington
  • 2 p.m.- speak at political reconciliation forum hosted by the university of mississippi

September 22

  • 10 a.m.- vote expected
  • 11 a.m.- depart washington
  • 2 p.m.- speak at political reconciliation forum hosted by the university of mississippi


September 21

  • 10 a.m.- vote expected
  • 11 a.m.- depart washington
  • 2 p.m.- speak at political reconciliation forum hosted by the university of mississippi


September 20

  • 11 a.m. - meet with reps. klein and mahoney re: homeowners insurance legislation
  • 11:15 a.m. - senate foreign relations committee working coffee
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by with gadsden county commissioner holt
  • 12 p.m. - meet with admiral leroy collins, florida division of veterans affairs
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with gen. william ward, u.s. africa command nominee
  • 5 p.m. - meet with john walters, director white house national drug control policy
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of belle glade officials
  • 6 p.m.- preside over the senate

September 19

  • 9:30 a.m.- senate foreign relations committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m.- drop by meeting with florida council of medical school deans, aging committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m.- meet with gen. henry obering re: missile defense
  • 12:00 p.m.- receive update from northrop grumman on melbourne facilites
  • 12:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida cattlemen and nursery growers re: farm bill
  • 3 p.m - preside over senate foreign relations international operations subcommittee hearing on everglades delisting

September 18

  • 9 a.m.- democratic leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee hearing
  • 12 p.m.- drop by meeting with walton county commission
  • 12:30 p.m.- democratic whip team meeting, democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting, foreign relations committee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with orlando mayor buddy dyer
  • 5:15 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida bankers

September 17

  • 5 p.m. - arrive in washington

September 16

  • All Day - personal time

September 15

  • All Day - personal time

September 14

  • All Day - personal time

September 13

  • All Day - personal time

September 12

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 11 a.m. - testify before the appropriations subcommittee on financial services re: chinese toys legislation
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with nfl players association
  • 3:00 p.m. - depart for florida

September 11

  • 9 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re: iraq report
  • 10 a.m. - budget committee hearing
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with members of florida association of insurance and financial advisors
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with administrator of nassau county’s baptist medical center
  • 12 p.m. - meet with nasa administrator michael griffin
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2 p.m. - senate armed service hearing re: iraq report
  • 2:15 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re: henrietta fore nomination
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee business meeting
  • 5:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with international franchise association members re: health plans for small business
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with eckerd college president

September 10

  • 11:00 a.m.- votes expected
  • 12:00 p.m.- democratic whips meeting
  • 2:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with florida memorial university president
  • 3 p.m.- drop by meeting with officials from st. petersburg’s bayfront medical center
  • 4 p.m.- meet with general bruce carlson, u.s. air force materiel command, intelligence committee democrats meeting
  • 5 p.m. - meet with aipac representatives re: iran nuclear program

September 9

  • 9 a.m.- senate armed service committee meeting
  • 2:00 p.m. - depart for fort lauderdale
  • 6 p.m. - airboat tour of everglades with senate environment & public works chair barbara boxer

September 8

  • 9 a.m.- senate armed service committee meeting
  • 2:00 p.m. - depart for fort lauderdale
  • 6 p.m. - airboat tour of everglades with senate environment & public works chair barbara boxer

September 7

  • 9 a.m.- senate armed service committee meeting
  • 2:00 p.m. - depart for fort lauderdale
  • 6 p.m. - airboat tour of everglades with senate environment & public works chair barbara boxer

September 6

  • 9:45 a.m. - deliver senate floor speech re: presidential primary election reform
  • 10 a.m. - senate armed services committee meeting
  • 12:15 p.m. - meet with admiral roughhead of u.s. fleet forces command
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with aqua sciences of florida, winner of time magazine’s 2006 invention of the year
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

September 5

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m. - preside over foreign relation committee hearing
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 3 p.m. - aging committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - meet with insurance representatives re: national disaster fund
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with special asst. to the president for legislative affairs
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with gen chilton, nominee, commander u.s. strategic command

September 4

  • 2 p.m. - foreign relations committee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - meet with lee tai-sik, ambassador of south korea
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with orange county commissioner linda stewart
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with barry university president
  • 5:15 p.m. - vote expected

September 3

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

September 2

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

September 1

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

August 2007

August 31

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

August 30

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

August 29

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

August 28

  • All day - senate intelligence committee southeast asia fact finding trip

August 27

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. - washington office hours

August 26

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. - washington office hours

August 25

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. - washington office hours

August 24

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. - washington office hours

August 23

  • 8 a.m. - meet with columbia county elected officials
  • 9:30 a.m. - meet with union county elected officials
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with jacksonville parents on imported toy safety
  • 3:30 p.m. - depart for washington

August 22

  • 9:30 a.m. - meet with marion county elected officials
  • 11:30 a.m. - lunch with alachua county elected officials
  • 1:30 p.m. - speak to high school students in trenton
  • 4:00 p.m. - lafayette county town hall
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with hamilton and suwannee county elected officials in live oak

August 21

  • 9:00 a.m. - speak to lee county commissioners in fort myers
  • 12:00 p.m. - speak to sarasota tiger bay club
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with manatee county elected officials in bradenton

August 13

  • 8:30 a.m. - coffee with holmes county elected officials

August 7

  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with code pink and florida for peace representatives in kissimmee
  • 12:00 p.m. - lunch with osceola county elected officials
  • 2:00 p.m. - orlando office hours

August 6

  • 11:00 a.m. - pinellas county town hall meeting
  • 12:00 p.m. - lunch with pinellas county elected officials
  • 2:00 p.m. - pasco county town hall meeting
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with florida citrus growers

August 2

  • 9:00 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. - african affairs subcommittee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with former navy commander mike abrashoff
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee hearing, intelligence committee hearing

August 1

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed service committee meeting, foreign relations committee meeting
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with navy secretary donald winter re: mayport naval station
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with professional golfers association
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting, commerce committee hearing
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with president of florida state building trades

July 2007

July 31

  • 9:30 a.m. - armed service committee meeting, foreign relations committee meeting
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with navy secretary donald winter re: mayport naval station
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with professional golfers association
  • 12:30 p.m. - democratic caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting, commerce committee hearing
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with president of florida state building trades

July 27

  • 11:00 a.m. - depart for congressional global warming fact finding trip

July 26

  • 9:30 a.m. - foreign relations committee hearing
  • 10:00 a.m. - testify before environment and public work committee re: epa emission standard waivers - budget committee hearing, commerce committee hearing
  • 12:00 p.m. - photo with florida students from the junior statesman foundation and american legion boys and girls nation
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - preside over international operations and organizations subcommittee hearing re: u.n. human rights council
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with the ecuadorian ambassador to the united states
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

July 25

  • 9:00 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. - western hemisphere, peace corps, narcotics affairs subcommittee hearing
  • 11:15 a.m. - drop by meeting with brigadier gen. richard moss re: hurricane hunter
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with media general executives re: company’s plans in florida
  • 12:30 a.m. - meet with admiral michael mullen, nominee for chair of the joint chiefs of staff
  • 1:00 p.m. - lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with dr. don kerr, nominee to be principal deputy for national intelligence
  • 2:30 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing
  • 3:00–4:30 p.m. - individual meetings with nominees for u.s. attorney, middle district of florida
  • 4:30 p.m. - budget committee democratic members meeting
  • 5:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with daytona beach city commissioner dwayne taylor
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with tampa port authority director

July 20

  • 10:30 a.m. - depart washington for tampa
  • 12:30 p.m. - arrive in tampa
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with physicians and child advocates at st. joseph's childrens hospital re: hazardous toys
  • 3:00 p.m. - depart for orlando

July 18

  • 9:00 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: safety of chinese imports
  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with department of transportation secretary re: u.s.- mexico cross-border trucking demo
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with gen. james cartwright, vice chair nominee of the joint chiefs of staff
  • 12:00 p.m. - meeting re: body armor for marines and law enforcement
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with president of space florida
  • 4:30 p.m. - return phone calls
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with sugar industry representatives re: farm bill
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with florida ports council
  • 6:00 p.m. - meet with health care executives re: coverage for the uninsured

July 17

  • 10:00 a.m. - aviation operations, safety, and security subcommittee hearing, african affairs subcommittee meeting
  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with aipac executive board re: iran & the gaza crisis
  • 11:30 a.m. - host senate foreign relations coffee with united nations secretary general
  • 12:30 p.m. - take photo with winner of Florida poster contest, democratic caucus lunch
  • 4:00 p.m. - meet with health care executives re: coverage for the uninsured
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with port of miami director
  • 6:00 p.m. - all-night session re: iraq war debate

July 16

  • 11 a.m. - unveiling of weather radio tower in the villages of lady lake
  • 11:45 a.m. - lunch
  • 4:25 p.m. - depart for washington

July 13

  • 9:30 a.m. - votes expected
  • 11 a.m. - photo with interns
  • 12 p.m.–5 p.m.- office hours

July 12

  • 10:00–10:30 a.m. - preside over the senate
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee hearing
  • 2:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with dean of florida international university medical school
  • 12:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with miami-dade commissioner natacha seijas
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 4:40 p.m. - attend white house briefing on u.s. cuba policy
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

July 10

  • 9:00 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 12:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida members of the international academy of compounding pharmacists
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 3:00 p.m. - speak at hurricane research briefing

July 9

  • 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. - office hours
  • 5:30 p.m. - vote expected

July 6

july 4th senate recess

July 5

july 4th senate recess

July 4

july 4th senate recess

July 3

july 4th senate recess

July 2

  • 10:00 a.m. - oceans subcommittee hearing re: noaa budget
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with sallie mae ceo
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with sens. shumer and reid
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with sen. bingaman re: global warming
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 2007

June 29

  • 10:00 a.m. - oceans subcommittee hearing re: noaa budget
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with sallie mae ceo
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with sens. shumer and reid
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with sen. bingaman re: global warming
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 28

  • 10:00 a.m. - oceans subcommittee hearing re: noaa budget
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with sallie mae ceo
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet with sens. shumer and reid
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - meet with sen. bingaman re: global warming
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 27

  • 9:00 am - coffee with constituents
  • 10:30 am - special committee on aging, hearing
  • 11:15 am - foreign relations committee, business meeting
  • 2:15 pm - meet with john walsh, host of america’s most wanted re: safe use of the internet
  • 2:30 pm - commerce committee, executive session
  • 5:00 p.m. - meeting with pastor irvin stallworth, executive director, century community development partnership
  • 5:15 pm - meeting with undersecretary of state, henrietta fore

June 26

  • 9:00 am - democratic leadership meeting
  • 10:00 am - meeting with florida cfo, alex sink
  • 11:00 am - photographs with florida students
  • 12:30 pm - caucus lunch
  • 1:30 pm - intelligence committee mark-up
  • 2:30 pm - intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:45 pm - photographs with summer interns
  • 5:00 pm - meet with coast guard commandant admiral, thad allen
  • 5:30 pm - florida delegation reception for florida cfo, alex sink

June 25

  • return to washington from florida

June 22

  • 10:30 a.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet students from port st. lucie’s floresta elementary school
  • 11:45 a.m. - meet with nancy brinker, president’s nominee for chief of protocol at u.s. state department
  • 12:00 – 5 p.m. - office hours

June 21

  • 9:30 a.m. - foreign relations committee meeting, closed senate armed service meeting
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee meeting, budget committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with floral importers of florida
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with college of education deans from florida
  • 12:30 p.m. - meet and take photo with national peace essay contest winner
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2 p.m. - foreign relations committee meeting
  • 3:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - meet with noaa administrator vice admiral conrad lautenbacher
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 20

  • 8:00 am -senate prayer breakfast
  • 9:00 am -constituent coffee
  • 9:30 am - steering committee meeting with jewish leaders
  • 10:00 am -foreign relations committee
  • 11:00 am -meet with ban ki-moon, united nations secretary general
  • 11:30 am -drop by meeting with officials from the city of lauderdale lakes
  • 12:00 pm -meet with admiral jim stravidis
  • 12:30 pm -lunch
  • 1:30 pm -drop by meeting with representatives from the florida association of children's hospitals.
  • 2:00 pm -meet with broward county and miami-dade county commissioners
  • 2:30 pm -cnn interview re: passport delays
  • 3:30 pm -meet with mr. ron spoehel, nominee to be the cfo of nasa
  • 4:30 pm -call with bahamian prime minister hubert ingraham
  • 5:00 pm -staff meeting re: universal health care

June 19

  • 9:00 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee meeting
  • 10:00 a.m. - foreign relations committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with autonation chief executive officer
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - preside over international subcommittee operations re: passport backlog
  • 5:00 p.m. - meet with juvenile diabetes research foundation children’s congress
  • 6:00 p.m. - attend white house congressional picnic

June 18

  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with tampa consitituents and media re: passport problems
  • 1:30 p.m - depart for washington
  • 3:30 p.m. - arrive washington
  • 4:00 p.m. - attend white house ceremony honoring florida gators basketball team

June 15

  • 9:45 a.m. - meet with u.n. under secretary general for political affairs
  • 12:00 p.m. - lunch
  • 3:00 p.m. - depart for florida

June 14

  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee
  • 9:45 a.m. - fox news interview
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee meeting
  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with president of miami-dade community college
  • 11:40 a.m. - interview with cnn
  • 1:00 p.m. - conference call with howard dean re: florida primary
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with director of national intelligence
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with broward county judges
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 13

  • 9:00 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m. -drop by with quantum foundation re: need for health care clinics in palm beach county
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with blue cross blue shield of florida
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing, foreign relations committee hearing
  • 5:00 p.m. - photo with amber alert award winner
  • 5:15 p.m. - meet with publix officials

June 12

  • 9:00 a.m. - democratic leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee
  • 10:00 a.m. - commerce committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m. -drop by with quantum foundation re: need for health care clinics in palm beach county
  • 12:00 p.m. - meet with blue cross blue shield of florida
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing, foreign relations committee hearing
  • 5:00 p.m. - photo with amber alert award winner
  • 5:15 p.m. - meet with publix officials

June 11

  • 9:30 a.m. - office hours
  • 5:30 p.m. - votes expected

June 8

  • 9:00 a.m. - take photo with liberty city youth of america students
  • 11:00 a.m. - depart for florida
  • 5:00 p.m. - attend shuttle launch at kennedy space center

June 7

  • 8:30 a.m. - meet with the nuclear energy institute
  • 9:15 a.m. - democratic caucus meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - armed services committee hearing
  • 11:00 a.m. - drop by meeting with city of tamarac officials
  • 11:30 a.m. - meeting with al cardenas
  • 12:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with mental health america of tampa bay, press conference with sens. biden & boxer re: iraq resolution
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:00 p.m. - preside over joint senate-house space subcommittee hearing re: nasa inspector general
  • 6:00 p.m. - preside over the senate

June 6

  • 9:00 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 11:00 a.m. - meet with american electronics association board of directors
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with executive director of florida ftaa
  • 2:00 p.m. - optional drop by meeting re: advance directives
  • 3:30 p.m. - meet with lt. gen. douglas lute, nominee for dep. national security advisor for iraq and afghanistan
  • 4:00 p.m. - meet with dr. tether of darpa
  • 5:00 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida members of the national league of cities
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with jacksonville transportation authority officials

June 5

  • 9:00 a.m. - leadership meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with vice admiral eric olsen, u.s. special operations command nominee
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting

June 4

  • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm - return from fact finding trip in africa

June 1

  • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm - fact finding trip in africa

May 2007

May 31

  • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm - fact finding trip in africa

May 30

  • 8:00 am – 6:00 pm - fact finding trip in africa

May 25

  • 10:00 am - meet with bruce smathers
  • 12:30 pm - depart for fact finding trip to sudan and africa

May 24

  • 10:00 am - armed services committee markup
  • 11:00 am - florida delegation meeting re: hurricane preparedness
  • 12:00 pm - meeting with officials from the town of windermere
  • 12:45 pm - dpc lunch
  • 2:30 pm - arlington cemetery
  • 3:30 pm - intelligence committee hearing
  • 5:00 pm - meet with kennedy space center director, bill parsons
  • 5:30 pm - meet with officials from lake city
  • 5:30 pm - columbia county chamber of commerce
  • 6:00 pm - preside over the senate

May 23

  • 8:00 am - senate prayer breakfast
  • 9:00 am - coffee with constituents
  • 10:00 am - meet with members of the florida farm bureau federation
  • 10:30 am - intelligence committee markup, meeting with walton county officials
  • 11:30 am - strategic forces subcommittee markup
  • 2:45 pm - video taping
  • 5:00 pm - meet with amine kherbi, algerian ambassador

May 22

  • 9:30 am – meet with staff re: immigration, baroody nomination
  • 10:30 am – meet with michael baroody, the president’s nominee for the consumer product safety commission
  • 6:00 pm – pac event

May 18

  • 9:30 a.m. - office hours
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with ned siegel, ambassador to the bahamas
  • 1:45 p.m.- take photo with trinty prep students, winners of the team america rocketry challenge
  • 2:30 p.m.- tentative departure for florida

May 17

  • 8:30 a.m. - meeting with florida hospital association and national hospital association officials
  • 9 a.m. - informal senate armed services meeting
  • 10:15 - senate armed services committee hearing
  • 12:15 - speak at orlando regional chamber of commerce luncheon
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 3 p.m. - armed services committee executive session
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with jacksonville regional chamber of commerce
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with president of national postal mail handlers union
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the Senate

May 16

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:45 a.m. - video taping for the jacksonville film festival
  • 10 a.m. - senior staff meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with NASA administrator
  • 11:15 a.m. - drop by meeting with tampa bay partnership officials
  • noon - drop by meeting with general aviation manufacturers association
  • 12:15 p.m. - lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. - meet with gen. craddock, commander u.s. european command
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee meeting
  • 3 p.m. - photo with gov. crist’s legislative fellows
  • 3:30 p.m - meet with u.s. space alliance
  • 4 p.m. - meet with florida association of realtors
  • 5 p.m. - briefing with university of florida researchers re: bioenergy crops
  • 5:45 p.m. - meet with yogi goswami of the national academy of engineering

May 15

  • 9 a.m.- leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with miami community redevelopment agency officials
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with gen. cartwright re: strategic forces markup
  • 11:30 a.m. - photo with citizens for space exploration and cocoa beach chamber president
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with bay county chamber of commerce
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 1:30 p.m. - office hours
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with president of goodwill industries
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with florida fish & wildlife conservation director
  • 5 p.m. - meet with tampa bay regional planning council
  • 6 p.m. - drop by meeting with orange county mayor richard crotty

May 14

  • 10 a.m. - meet with coast guard rear admiral kunkel at miami command center
  • 3 p.m. - depart miami for washington
  • 5 p.m. - arrive washington

May 10

  • 9:15 a.m. - tour the james webb telescope mockup at air & space museum
  • 10:15 a.m. - meet with sen. reid
  • 11 a.m. - meet with sen. shelby
  • 12 p.m. - meet with florida atlantic university president brogan
  • 12:45 p.m. - dpc lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - photo with 2006 VA art festival winner
  • 3 p.m. - meet with haitian president rene preval
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with president of the national business aviation administration
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of delray beach officials

May 9

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. - foreign relations committee hearing
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with florida transportation builders officials
  • 12:30 p.m. - speak at chicago mercantile exchange annual washington day program
  • 1:30 p.m.- drop by meeting with norpac re: iran nonproliferation
  • 2 p.m. - meet with american hospital association
  • 2:30 p.m. - foreign relations committee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - meet with city of west palm beach officials
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with boeing officials

May 8

  • 8 a.m. - bipartisan breakfast with sens. reid & mcconnell
  • 9 a.m.- leadership meeting
  • 9 a.m.- meet with gen. moseley re: rand study
  • 10 a.m.- take photo with spirit of community florida award winners
  • 10 a.m.- commerce committee meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - drop by meeting with city of sanford officials
  • 12 p.m. - take photo with florida winner of the national star of life ems award
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee business meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with bank united re: banking issues
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with national marine manufacturers association

May 7

  • no schedule captured

May 6

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

May 5

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

May 4

  • 8:30 a.m. - depart washington for west palm beach
  • 11 a.m. - arrive in west palm beach
  • 1 p.m. - speak at commencement for florida atlantic university’s colleges of science and nursing
  • 2 p.m. - depart for astronaut hall of fame dinner in titusville
  • 7 p.m. - attend astronaut hall of fame dinner

May 3

  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee meeting
  • Noon - meet with city of maitland officials
  • 12:45 p.m. - democratic policy committee lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee business meeting
  • 2:30 p.m. - seapower subcommittee meeting
  • 3 p.m. - commerce committee meeting
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with vice admiral robert murrett of national geospatial intelligence agency
  • 5 p.m. - meeting re managing costs of health care
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with ceo of northrop grumman
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

May 2

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 10 a.m. - meet with admiral stavridis of southcom
  • 10 a.m. - intelligence committee briefing
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with mayor of plant city
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with daytona international speedway officials
  • 12 p.m. - interview with cox tv
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - strategic forces subcommittee meeting
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with palm beach county commissioner burt aaronson
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with lee moffitt cancer center officials

May 1

  • 9 a.m. - leadership meeting
  • 10 a.m. - tape message for international justice mission banquet
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with shipbuilders council of America
  • 11:30 - meet with seminole county officials
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with tallahassee dentists
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m. - seapower subcommittee meeting
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of miami beach officials
  • 5:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with joint action committee

April 2007

April 30

  • 1:30 p.m. - office hours
  • 3 p.m. - meet with union of concerned scientists
  • 4 p.m. - take photo with miami killian senior high students

April 29

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 28

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 27

  • 10 a.m.- democratic policy committee meetings
  • 11 a.m.- democratic policy committee meetings
  • Noon - democratic policy committee meetings
  • 1 p.m. - democratic policy committee meeting
  • 2. p.m. - democratic policy committee meetings
  • 3 p.m. - democratic policy committee meetings
  • 4 p.m. - democratic policy committee meetings
  • 5 p.m. - democratic policy committee meetings

April 26

  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee meeting
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with city of wellington officials
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with hendry county officials
  • 12 p.m. - meet with fl association of insurance agents
  • 12:30 p.m. - 9/11 commission report seminar
  • 12:45 p.m. - dpc lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - meet with winner of the chafee award of environmental excellence
  • 4 p.m .- drop by meeting with lake county officials
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with space exploration technologies officials re: latest work at kennedy space center
  • 5:30 p.m. -preside over the senate

April 25

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9:15 a.m. - fox news interview
  • 10:25 a.m. - take photo with fleming island high school students
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with city of cocoa officials
  • Noon - meet with bay county commission chairman
  • 12:30 p.m. - interview with associated press reporter
  • 2 p.m. - emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee meeting
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee executive session
  • 3 p.m. - intelligence committee hearing
  • 3:30 p.m. - strategic forces subcommittee
  • 4 p.m. - senators only briefing with gens. pace, petraeus, dep. sec. of state negroponte and dep. sec. of defense england
  • 5:45 p.m. - meet with northrop grumman re: facility in melbourne

April 24

  • no schedule captured

April 23

  • 11 a.m. - meet with state legislators in tallahassee
  • 1 p.m. - meet with florida senate president ken Pruitt
  • 2:30 p.m. - meet with speaker of the florida house marco rubio
  • 4:30 p.m. - depart tallahassee for washington

April 22

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 21

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 20

  • 10 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida hospice and palliative care
  • 10 a.m. - office hours
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with nicaraguan foreign minister
  • Noon – 5 p.m. - office hours

April 19

  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services committee
  • 10 a.m. - special committee on aging
  • 10:15 a.m. - drop by meeting with executive director of jacksonville port authority
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with florida bar officials
  • Noon - meet with director of sandia national laboratories
  • 12:45 p.m. - dpc lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - strategic forces subcommittee hearing
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee meeting
  • 6 p.m. - preside over the senate

April 18

  • 8:45 a.m. - speak to alabama chamber group re: nasa
  • 9 a.m. - leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - staff briefing re: water resources development act
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing re: size of the army and marine corps
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: xm satellite/sirius merger
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with aipac
  • 10:30 a.m. - video taping for airline pilots gathering in florida
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida assn of insurance and financial advisors
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with city of marathon officials
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with clearwater officials
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - office time
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by with religious leaders re: hate crimes legislation
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with northeast florida telephone co.
  • 5:15 p.m - meet with saudi ambassador to the u.s.

April 17

  • no schedule captured

April 16

  • 8:45 a.m. - speak to alabama chamber group re: nasa
  • 9 a.m. - leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - staff briefing re: water resources development act
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing re: size of the army and marine corps
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing re: xm satellite/sirius merger
  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with aipac
  • 10:30 a.m. - video taping for airline pilots gathering in florida
  • 11 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida assn of insurance and financial advisors
  • 11:30 a.m. - meet with city of marathon officials
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with clearwater officials
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - office time
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by with religious leaders re: hate crimes legislation
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with northeast florida telephone co.
  • 5:15 p.m - meet with saudi ambassador to the u.s.

April 15

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 14

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 13

  • 10:30 a.m. - meet with south florida water management district director
  • 11 a.m. - staff briefing
  • 11:30 a.m. - classified briefing
  • 2:15 p.m. -depart washington for orlando

April 12

  • 9 a.m.- constituent coffee
  • 9:30- testify before the banking committee re: property insurance
  • 9:30- commerce committee hearing re: oversight of property and casualty insurance market
  • 9:30- foreign relations hearing re: dafur
  • 12 p.m.- staff briefing time
  • 12:30 p.m.- caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m.- commerce committee hearing re: airline service improvements
  • 3 p.m.- strategic forces subcommittee hearing re: ballistic missile defense programs

April 11

  • no schedule captured

April 10

  • 9:30 a.m. -tour orlando national guard facility
  • 12 p.m. - depart orlando for washington
  • 2 p.m. - arrive washington
  • 2:30 p.m. - commerce committee hearing re: voice over internet protocol (VOIP)
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with lt. gen.henry obering and lt. gen. kevin campbell re: missile defense
  • 5 p.m - staff briefings

April 9

  • 1: 30 p.m. - tour jacksonville area national guard facility

April 8

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 7

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

April 6

  • 12 p.m. - nassau county town hall meeting

April 5

  • 10 a.m. - st. johns county townhall meeting
  • noon - lunch
  • 3 p.m. - meet with clay county constitutional officers
  • 5 p.m. - baker county townhall meeting

April 4

  • 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.- miami office hours
  • Noon - lunch
  • 1 p.m. - attend naturalization ceremony
  • 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - miami office hours
  • 3:30 p.m. - depart for jacksonville

April 3

  • 9 a.m. - travel from orlando to fort pierce
  • 11 a.m. - fort pierce press availability re: water resources development act
  • noon - lunch with army corp of engineers officials
  • 2 p.m. - press availability with cong. mahoney re: fort pierce courthouse funding
  • 4 p.m. - meet with jupiter lighthouse committee

April 2

  • 10 a.m.- meet with election supervisors in orlando office
  • 10:30 a.m. - media availability re: election reform legislation
  • 10:45 p.m. - meet with oviedo city council members
  • Noon - lunch
  • 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. - orlando office hours

April 1

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 2007

March 31

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 30

  • 9:30 a.m. - Briefing in Tallahassee office with Gen. Burnett of the Florida national guard.
  • 10 a.m. - Tallahassee office hours
  • 11 a.m. - Tallahassee office hours
  • 12 p.m. - Drop by Forida student leadership food distribution.

March 29

  • 9 a.m.- senate votes
  • 12 p.m.- depart for florida

March 28

  • 9 a.m. - constituent coffee
  • 9 a.m. - meet cape coral high school model u.n. group
  • 9:30 a.m. - strategic forces subcommittee
  • 11:45 a.m. - foreign relations meeting: nominations
  • 12:30 p.m. - lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - space subcommittee hearing re: human space flight transition
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with town of palm beach and port officials
  • 5 p.m.- meet with officials of the national comprehensive cancer network
  • 5 p.m.- staff briefing re: cuba transition

March 27

  • 9 a.m. - meet with cong. ellen tauscher
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed service committee hearing
  • 10 a.m. - commerce committee hearing
  • 11:30 a.m. - staff briefing re: space subcommittee
  • Noon - votes expected
  • 12:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 3:30 p.m. - emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with members of the national coalition of pharmaceutical distributors
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with exec. director of technological research and development authority
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with electrical workers from florida
  • 5 p.m.- meet with director of the los alamos national laboratory

March 26

  • 10 a.m. - orlando press availability re: atty gen gonzales
  • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - orlando office hours
  • 4:30 p.m. - depart for washington

March 25

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 24

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 23

  • 9 a.m. -Dr. Greg Kulacki
  • 9 a.m. -full senate in session
  • 10 a.m. - full senate in session
  • 11 a.m. - full senate in session
  • Noon - full senate in session
  • 1 p.m. - lunch
  • 2 p.m. - full senate in session
  • 3 p.m. - full senate in session
  • 4 p.m. - full senate in session
  • 5 p.m. - full senate in session
  • 6 p.m. - full senate in session
  • 7 p.m. -travel to florida

March 22

  • 9 a.m. - energy speech to 25 by 25 summit breakfast
  • 10 a.m. - armed services committee
  • 10 a.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 11 a.m. - armed services committee
  • 11 a.m. - foreign relations committee
  • Noon - meet with gadsen county commissioners
  • 1 p.m. - lunch with jim towey
  • 2 p.m. - closed intelligence hearing
  • 3 p.m. - closed intelligence hearing
  • 4 p.m. - ATK launch systems
  • 5 p.m. - meet with marion county commissioners
  • 5 p.m. - briefing on Iraqi police force
  • 6 p.m. - preside over senate

March 21

  • no schedule captured

March 20

  • 9 a.m. - leadership meeting
  • 9:30 a.m. - senate armed services hearing
  • 10 a.m. - senate foreign relations committee
  • 10:30 a.m. - media availability with sen. martinez re: insurance legilsation
  • 11:45 a.m. - drop by meeting with florida chapter national council of hispanic women
  • 12 p.m. - drop by meeting with Miami beach community health center ceo
  • 12:30 - caucus lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. - closed intelligence committee hearing
  • 3 p.m. - foreign relations working coffee
  • 3 p.m. - members meeting with special envoy andrew natsios re darfur
  • 4 p.m. - drop by meeting with city of miami beach housing authority officials
  • 4 p.m. - meet with ceo of treasure coast community health
  • 5 p.m. - meet with teco energy officials
  • 5 p.m. - meet with thomas langley medical center officials
  • 6 p.m. - drop by meeting with ceo of florida association of homes and services for the aging

March 19

  • 9 a.m. - tour jacksonville’s shands hospital
  • 9:45 a.m. - media availability at shands re: medical residents legislation
  • 11 a.m. - depart jacksonville for washington d.c.
  • 1 p.m.- arrive washington, d.c.
  • 2 p.m. - conference call with gen. scroedel of army corp of engineers
  • 2:45 p.m. - white house ceremony honoring the university of florida football team
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with port canaveral officials

March 18

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 17

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 16th

  • 8 a.m. - depart washington for pensacola
  • 11 a.m. CDT - arrive pensacola
  • 12 p.m. CDT - lunch with pensacola chamber of commerce members re: oil drilling.
  • 1:30 p.m. CDT - meet with media re: oil drilling
  • 2 p.m. CDT - personal time
  • 3 p.m. CDT - personal time
  • 4 p.m - personal time
  • 5 p.m.CDT- personal time

March 15th

  • 9 a.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 9 a.m. - budget committee
  • 10 a.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 11 a.m. - armed services committee
  • Noon - democratic policy lunch
  • 1 p.m. - dpc lunch re iraq
  • 2 p.m. - closed intelligence briefing
  • 3 p.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 4 p.m. - florida space coast economic development council
  • 4 p.m. - city of melbourne
  • 5 p.m. - scripps networks
  • 6 p.m. - preside over senate

March 14

  • 9 a.m. - coffee with florida constituents
  • 9 a.m. - meet with members of florida league of cities
  • 10 a.m. - meet with NOVA southeastern University
  • 11 a.m. - interviews re child back-over legislation
  • Noon - common ground coalition re veterans care
  • 1 p.m. - ambassador of afghanistan
  • 1 p.m. - mount sinai medical center
  • 2 p.m. - gen. norman Schwarzkopf re moffitt cancer center
  • 2 p.m. - foreign relations committee hearing re violence in phillipines
  • 3 p.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 4 p.m. - florida municipal electric assoc.
  • 5 p.m. - national multiple sclerosis society, south florida chapter
  • 6 p.m. - sen. tim johnson event

March 13

  • 9 a.m.- leadership meeting
  • 9 a.m. - budget committee
  • 10 am - drop by meeting with dr paul bonicelli, nominee asst. admin. for latin America
  • 11 am - drop by meeting with florida public transportation association members
  • 11:45 a.m. - votes expected
  • noon - speak to aipac convention
  • 1:30 p.m. - caucus lunch
  • 2:15 p.m. - votes expected
  • 2:30 p.m. - intelligence committee closed hearing
  • 3 p.m. - foreign relations committee
  • 4 p.m. - meet with former senator brock re veterans issues
  • 4:30 p.m. - drop by meeting with florida professional firefighters
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with president of the association of american medical colleges
  • 5:30 p.m. - meet with zalmay khalilzad, u.s. rep. to the u.n. nominee
  • 6 p.m.- drop by meeting with vice admiral norb ryan, president of moaa

March 12

  • 9:30 a.m. - tour tampa’s james haley va hospital re: treatment of wounded soldiers
  • 10:45 a.m. - media availability following tour of va hospital
  • 1:30 p.m. - depart for washington, d.c.
  • 3:30 - arrive in Washington
  • 4:30 p.m. - meet with maj. gen. douglas burnett of the florida national guard
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with gainesville city commissioner jeanna mastrodicasa
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with north miami councilman despinosse
  • 5 p.m. - drop by meeting with former astronaunt byron lichtenberg

March 11

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 10

  • Weekend; no schedule captured

March 9

  • 9 a.m. - votes expected
  • 10 a.m. - meeting with city of palm bay officials
  • 11 a.m. - briefing on zalmay khalilzad, nominee to be the u.s. representative to the u.n
  • Noon - Lunch
  • 2 p.m. - depart washington, d.c.
  • 3 p.m. - travel time
  • 4 p.m. - travel time
  • 5 p.m. - arrive orlando

March 8th

  • 9 a.m. senate armed services committee re nominations
  • 9 a.m. senate foreign relations committee re afghanistan
  • noon meet with broward county officials
  • noon dpc lunch
  • 1:45 p.m. caucus meeting
  • 3:30 p.m. meet with us education and finance corporation officials
  • 3:30 p.m. meet with manatee county officials
  • 4 p.m. member briefing re: fair elections now
  • 5 p.m. meet with charlotte county officials
  • 5:30 p.m. meet with army corp of engineers brig. gen. joseph scroedel
  • 6 p.m. preside over the senate

March 7th

  • 9 a.m. constituent coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. meet with admiral timothy keating
  • 10 a.m. drop by meeting with florida inland navigation officials
  • 10 a.m. meet with lebanese minister of defense
  • 11 a.m. attend joint meeting of congress re: king abdullah of jordan speech
  • noon meet with lt. gen. robert van Antwerp, nominee for commanding general, army corp of engineers
  • 12:30 p.m. meet with stetson university president
  • 1 p.m. meet with former senate sergeant-at-arms jim zigler
  • 1:30 p.m. meet with walton county commissioners
  • 2 p.m. meet with miami beach mayor
  • 2 p.m. intelligence committee hearing and business meeting
  • 2:30 p.m. space subcommittee hearing re: nasa earth sciences programs
  • 4:30 p.m. meet with volusia county officials
  • 5 p.m. meet with florida cement industry representatives
  • 5:30 p.m. meet with former congressman lou frey
  • 6 p.m. meet with former senator gary hart and officials from council for a livable world

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