The Democratic-led Senate is still trying to secure enough votes to pass two other closely watched pieces of legislation: the 9/11 healthcare bill for sick Ground Zero workers and the START Treaty, the long-stalled arms reduction treaty with Russia. President Obama has urged lawmakers to sign the START treaty.

President Obama: “Without a new treaty, we’ll risk turning back the progress we’ve made in our relationship with Russia, which is essential to enforce strong sanctions against Iran, secure vulnerable nuclear materials from terrorists, and resupply our troops in Afghanistan. And we’ll risk undermining American leadership, not only on nuclear proliferation, but a host of other challenges around the world.”