There are essentially 6 weeks left before August recess for the two Houses to get as much work done as possible. Senator Harry Reid is getting pressure from the White House to accomplish much in that short time.

- The Financial Reform Bill (HR 4173) could come out of conference as soon as June 24.

- Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings to be a Supreme Court justice will start at 12:30 p.m. on June 28, in the Senate Judiciary Committee Room 216 of Hart Building.

- On June 15, 2010 the Salem Bridge in Naugatuck collapsed. This event encouraged Senator Chris Dodd to make a another call for a National Infrastructure Bank to “fund critical national and regional projects to upgrade the roads, bridges, transit and water systems across the United States.” The Senator made an original call for this legislation through the National Infrastructure Bank Act in 2007 with past Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE).