SENATE COVERAGE -- (MAY '04)

http://www.senate.gov/ ^ | 5-3-04 | US SENATE and others

[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 and you don't want to start a new thread to ask if anyone else just heard what you heard, you can leave a short note on who said what and about what and I'll try and find it the next day in THE RECORD. Or if you see 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.

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.

OR FEDNET has online feed also.

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

Roll Call Votes can be found here.

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OTHER LINKS

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THE WHITE HOUSE

THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)

LIVE DoD Briefings

[OXENinFLA]

in 45 mins???

I just heard him say they should be released during trial.

[Mo1]

Released for the Senators to view them ... not to the public

Sorry about the mix up

[OXENinFLA]

he keeps screaming like that and he's gonna give himself a stroke

We couldn't be that lucky.

[OXENinFLA]

From yesterday.


IRAQI PRISONERS -- (Senate - May 11, 2004)


[Page: S5220] GPO's PDF
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the distinguished majority leader, Senator Daschle, Senator Levin, and I have been working with the Department of Defense regarding additional photos relative to the tragic case of the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. personnel, military and otherwise. We have reached a decision with the total cooperation of the Department of Defense whereby those pictures will be brought to Senate S-407 tomorrow. There will be a representative from the Department there to help Members work their way through such pictures as they wish to examine from 2 to 5, at which time the pictures and everything will be returned to the Department since the Department will maintain constant custody of those, that evidentiary material throughout the time.

I ask unanimous consent the letter Senator Levin and I have sent to the Department regarding viewing and inspection of this material--all Senators are eligible, no staff--be printed in the RECORD.

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

U.S. SENATE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES,

Washington, DC, May 11, 2004.
Hon. DONALD H. RUMSFELD,
Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SECRETARY: We request the Department of Defense provide the Committee on Armed Services an opportunity to review the photos and videos regarding the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Further, it is our intent to extend this opportunity to all Members of the United States Senate.

These materials should be brought to the Senate for review, but will remain under the control of the Defense Department. At no time will the Committee, the Senate, or any Member or employee thereof, take custody of, or assume responsibility for, these materials. A Defense Department official will return these materials to the Pentagon after the materials have been reviewed by Members, subject to our subsequent recall if necessary.

Committee staff will coordinate the details of this request directly with your office.

Sincerely,



Carl Levin,

Ranking Member


John W. Warner,

Chairman.

[Howlin]

I can't take much more, Mo! Just can't take it. I've got Maroon 5 BLASTING on the stereo just to keep my mind occupied!

[Mo1]

Hang in there Howlin .. The Dems are in the middle of a melt down and if they keep this up it will backfire in their face

I haven't seen theses Dems so full of glee since the Welstone pep rally and we all know how the public reacted to that

[OXENinFLA]

Hilldabeast up putting an Amendment foward.....3146

[OXENinFLA]

A National childrens study..........."from birth"............Oh GREAT!!

[Howlin]

Well, I have some good news: I just talked to my son's best friend; he's sitting in an airplane at JFK waiting to fly to Chicago.

I mentioned something about him staying safe and he told me that after all that has gone on, he's going to vote for Bush because he is worried about what might happen to this country if Kerry is elected. He particularly mentioned the "show" the Democrats have put on this week concerning these pictures and Rumsfeld.

And he is a yellow dog Democrat. He's the one that sends me all the nasty Bush jokes!

I'm frankly floored!

[Mo1]

Hey Hellary .. GO POUND SAND

[OXENinFLA]

Slowly the wheels start to turn........... Which reminds me I gotta convince my brother to vote for Bush. He just turned 18 and is somewhat of a lefty. He doesn't get his news from good sources and repeats leftwing wacko theories.

[Mo1]

And he is a yellow dog Democrat

Gee .. wouldn't that be the dems base???

Don't get me wrong .. we still have a looooong 6 months ahead of us all ... But the Dem party is fighting for THEIR life .. The Republicans are fighting for the WHOLE country .. and the world

We Will Win

[Mo1]

Which reminds me I gotta convince my brother to vote for Bush

Hmmm .. Being a Stay at Home Mom with a 3 yr. ... I think I'll spend some time at the park where other stay at home moms are and do a little convincing also

[onyx]

45 minutes...
OK, thanks.

[McGavin999]

LOL, as I said when this thing started, the dems have jumped the shark with this one.

[OXENinFLA]

President Bush Condemns Brutal Execution of Nicholas Berg
Remarks by the President in a Conversation on Reading First and No Child Left Behind

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Floor Schedule for Thursday, May 13, 2004.

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

Thereafter, resume consideration of S. 1248, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization bill.

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FROM THE SENATE
Iraq Contingency Fund
Deputy Sec. of Defense Paul Wolfowitz testifies before the Senate Armed Services Cmte. on a request for $25 billion in contingency funding for Iraq.
THURS. ON C-SPAN3 AT 9:30AM ET

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[StriperSniper]

Indian PM Vajpayee resigns after party election loss:

Vajpayee out, Gandhi in, as India PM after shock defeat in polls

[OXENinFLA]

Daschole up..............He's going into the Humvees

[StriperSniper]

dashole: "...the privileged few..."

Translation: Those who who work for a living rather than suck off the government teat.

[OXENinFLA]

Did he just say we have a higher rate of unemployment now compared to the GREAT DEPRESSIOIN???????? WTF!!!