The Senate reconvenes on Monday July 11 at 1 p.m. The Homeland Security Appropriations bill for 2006, H.R. 2360, is up for consideration at 2 p.m.. The majority calendar says that first degree amendments will be accepted until 4 p.m. on Monday.

Take a good look at the highlights and you may want to give your senator a last minute call to add additional funding to a section that has become, in your opinion, thin over the years.

I guess that I'm an optimist.