Posted on 06/01/2004 4:07:32 AM PDT by 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).
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.
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.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
These amendments are getting on my nerves
Hellary is up talking now
hildabeast on the floor..........
I just popped a drag spring out of a reel that I heard bounce off the ceiling(angled) twice to land somewhere in my chaos here. I might actually have to clean up this room. :(
I lost count .. how many times did she use Reagan's name?
What did we do to deserve the NY Sinators back to back? ;-)
Find a magnet.....
I thought about that, but if you saw the mess(including several disassembled reels and lost hooks etc., not to mention all sorts of other things ;-), you would realize that that will only be of marginal help. Thanks for the idea though, it would be the trick in any 'normal' room, not this mess. ;-)
This amendment was (IMO) directed directly at VP Cheney & Haliburton.
It was REJECTED on a party line vote, except for Zell Miller ~ send him a thank you, Kerry and Edwards were a no vote.
YEAs 46
NAYs 52
Not Voting 2
SA 3292. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, and insert the following:
SEC. __X. WAR PROFITEERING PREVENTION.
(a) PROHIBITION OF PROFITEERING.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``§1038. War profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts
``(a) PROHIBITION.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--Whoever, in any matter involving a contract or the provision of goods or services, directly or indirectly, in connection with the war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, or any other country in which members of the United States Armed Forces are engaged in any military or combat activities, knowingly and willfully--
``(A) executes or attempts to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the United States or Iraq, Afghanistan, or such other country;
``(B) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
``(C) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or uses any materially false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; or
``(D) materially overvalues any good or service with the specific intent to excessively profit from the war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, or such other country,
shall be fined under paragraph (2), imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
``(2) FINE.--A person convicted of an offense under paragraph (1) may be fined the greater of--
``(A) $1,000,000; or
``(B) if such person derives profits or other proceeds from the offense, not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds.
``(b) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.--There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section.
``(c) VENUE.--A prosecution for an offense under this section may be brought--
``(1) in accordance with chapter 211;
``(2) in any district where any act in furtherance of the offense took place; or
``(3) in any district where any party to the contract or provider of goods or services is located.''.
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.--The table of sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``1038..War profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts.''
(c) CIVIL FORFEITURE.--Section 981(a)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``1038,'' after ``1032,''.
(d) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.--Section 982(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 1030'' and inserting ``1030, or 1038''.
(e) MONEY LAUNDERING.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 1038 (relating to war profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts),'' after ``liquidating agent of financial institution),''.
RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
The Military & FAA on 9/11
On the last day of public hearings of the Sept. 11 Cmsn., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers testifies on the military's response to the attacks. Also, Fmr. Acting Dep. Admin. of the FAA Monte Belger testifies on the FAA's response that day.
C-span3
Whoops, on now............C-span3
He's been missing from the scene lately .. what's he up to?
I was thinking the same thing.
Makes me thin more and more that he's going to be Kerry's VP pick.
Ummm .. weren't they *itching about not being prepared on 9/11 ???
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