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)
Daschole up.................
Yep .. talking about going home this past weekend and how he visited his fathers grave and he was a WWII
Also mentioning Boys State
When is the Thune/Daschle election????
I missed it.
He was making a comment that politicians make speeches just because it's an election year .. and how that needs to stop
Then went on so say they need to do something now about improving life for the less fortunate before the next Congress is sworn in
I only caught the end, but he basically was calling them inept. Definatly have to check out the transcript tomorow.
I'm heading out to chunk some bunker, catch ya later.
Linsdey Gramham up talking about the National Guard and his amendment
Yeah, I expect Hillary to be up next to tout this too.
Oh boy, Daschole up *itching about NG troops being deployed....
Don't get me wrong .. I'm all for helping the National Guard
But where was Hellary when it came to funding our Troops in Iraq??
We have to put the administration on notice that this vote, 87 to 12, was a vote for our troops, a vote for our mission. Speaking as one of those who cast a yea vote, it was not a vote for our national leadership. We not only can but should expect more than we have been given."
What about the $43M the U.S. government gave him (Osama bin Laden) in May 2001?????
In the future if YOU are every thrown this, throw THIS back at them!!!!
I bet I could guess who threw that at you in less than three tries. Without even doing a search.
You can try but it's not DU.
Aw, shucks. I shall retreat to my corner of ignorance and continue to analyze my bugs.
What error? The link works for me.
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