Senate Coverage (MARCH - 04)

http://www.senate.gov/ ^ | 3-01-04 | Various

[OXENinFLA]

Since "Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America.", I and others think it's a good idea to centralize what the goes on in the Senate (or House if it gets hot).

So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor you don't have to start a new thread, you can just use this one also if you have a thread that pertains to the Senate, House, or pretty much any GOV'T agency please link your thread here.

If you have any suggestions for this thread please feel free to let me know.

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Here's a few helpful links.

C-SPAN what a great thing. Where you can watch or listen live to most Government happenings. (I'd like stress this on little thing about C-SPAN that I love, NO COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTIONS.)

C-SPAN 1 carries the HOUSE.

C-SPAN 2 carries the SENATE.

C-SPAN 3 (most places web only) carries a variety of committee meetings live or other past programming.

A great thing about our Government is they make it really easy for the public to research what the Politicians are doing and saying (on the floor anyway).

THOMAS where you can see a RECORD of what Congress is doing each day. You can also search/read a verbatim text of what each Congressmen/women or Senator has said on the floor or submitted 'for the record.' [This is where the real juicy stuff can be found.]

Also found at Thomas are Monthly Calendars for the Majority and Minority

(I'd like to rant for a second. Prior to Senator Frist's office running the calendar any bills and amendments talked about would be linked on the calendar the next day. Now all you get is when the Senate will meet and the bill # without a link. I'd like to see it change back.)

Roll Call Votes can be found here.

[OXENinFLA]

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[OXENinFLA]

Senate Coverage (1-26/1-30-04) HR 3108 'Pension Funding Equity Act'

Senate Coverage(1-22-04) Omnibus Bill HR2673

Senate coverage (1-21-04)

Senate Coverage(2-2 to 2-6-04)

[OXENinFLA]

Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, March 1, 2004.

12:00 noon: Convene and resume consideration of S. 1805, the Gun Liability bill.

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[OXENinFLA]

S1805 Gun Lawsuit bill (and AWB, gun show, ammo, etc) live threat - 12:00 discussion resumes

[not-alone]

great idea ping me

[OXENinFLA]

I just added ya, I normally do one ping at the beginning of the day, when they're in session.

[OXENinFLA]

Assault Weapons Ban Vote this morning***LIVE Thread 3-2-04

Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, March 2, 2004.

The Senate will convene at 9:30am to resume consideration of S. 1805, the Gun Liability bill. At 11:35am, the Senate will proceed to a stacked series of Roll Call Votes culminating in a vote on final passage of S. 1805.

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[OXENinFLA]

Assault Weapon Ban extension PASSES (Senate amendment to gun industry protection bill)

[StriperSniper]

Sen. Kyl has been up now for about 15 minutes defending the decision to go to war with Iraq. He had a nice rebuke to McAuful's spewing about the President 'misleading' during the SOTU.

Definately something to read tomorow once in the record.

[StriperSniper]

Reed, the Rhode Island toad, is now impugning the motives of the administration(following a repeat performance of Levin's questioning every administration instance of using the word 'know' in regard to the pre-war intelligence).

[StriperSniper]

Dayton now calling questioning the dismantling of our forces as 'slander', as if this whole evening isn't anything but slandering the administration.

[StriperSniper]

dismantling of our forces as 'slander',

Oops! Forgot the most important thing! ;-)

dismantling of our forces under Clinton as 'slander',

[StriperSniper]

Ajourned till 9:30AM, Tuesday, March 3.

[StriperSniper]

Ajourned = Adjourned

[OXENinFLA]

Sounds like you caught what I was watching last night too.

I caught Kyl right at the end if his speech.

Reid(nv) said something about Kerry and being behind their(the dems) nominee

Levin was his normal putz self.

Reed was tantamount to being treasonous.

And Dayton didn't seem like he really was believing what he himself was saying, his voice was very strange.

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I can't wait till they post it all in the RECORD.

[StriperSniper]

Wacky caller on WJ who is talking about Haiti having "...no trees, there are no trees in Haiti..."

???

[OXENinFLA]

That was strange, espicaly since they were waving tree branches in parades just the other day.

[StriperSniper]

I guess the eeeeevil US forced them to clearcut their forests for weapons since we wouldn't send troops to prop up the Voodoo priest. ;-)

[OXENinFLA]

Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, March 3, 2004.

9:30 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.

10:30 a.m.: Begin consideration of S. 1637, the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income (FSC/ETI) bill.

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[OXENinFLA]

S. 1637





COSPONSORS(8), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Sen Baucus, Max - 9/18/2003 [MT]
Sen Cantwell, Maria - 10/21/2003 [WA]
Sen Chafee, Lincoln D. - 10/22/2003 [RI]
Sen Daschle, Thomas A. - 9/29/2003 [SD]
Sen Graham, Bob - 9/22/2003 [FL]
Sen Hatch, Orrin G. - 9/18/2003 [UT]
Sen Murray, Patty - 9/29/2003 [WA]
Sen Smith, Gordon - 9/24/2003 [OR]
Sen Kerry, John F. - 9/30/2003(withdrawn - 10/15/2003) [MA]




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