SENATE COVERAGE -- (June '04)

http://www.senate.gov/ ^ | 6-01-04 | 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).

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

NEWSEUM: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES

[Peach]

Great! Thank you.

[Mo1]

If I recall .. didn't Clinton put a hold on the funds .. and that it freaked the UN out so much they left Afghanistan because of fear of being attacked?

Oh did you catch Kerry's Q&A presser and how he met Chalibi (sp?) a few years ago and how he NEVER trusted him

I'll have to check later .. but I'll betcha we'll find dirty on that one

[MeekOneGOP]

[OXENinFLA]

Oh did you catch Kerry's Q&A presser and how he met Chalibi (sp?) a few years ago and how he NEVER trusted him

Yeah, I caught the clip on FNC. Kerry is just jumping on the "look it's all Bush's fault" bandwagon.(as per usual)

[OXENinFLA]

Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, June 3, 2004.

9:45 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.

Thereafter, resume consideration of S. 2400, the Department of Defense Authorization bill for Fiscal Year 2005.

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June 02, 2004 Kerry said.
“Today, I want to talk about the other grave threat—a terrorist with a biological weapon. Even in the face of this great danger, there are steps we can take to strengthen our biodefense and preparedness to a level that can reduce the threat and prevent a national tragedy. This will take high-level attention, focused strategies and decisive leadership.”

S. 15 (Project BioShield Act of 2003 )

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures.

Vote Counts:
YEAs 99
NAYs 0
Not Voting 1 ~ Kerry (D-MA)

Is there really even a need to comment here?

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[OXENinFLA]

Phil Gingrey , R, Georgia (good guy)

Kendrick Meek , D, Florida (dimidiot)


On WJ now.

[StriperSniper]

Mancow is almost over...

[OXENinFLA]

You get Mancow????

Awwwwwwwwwww


I miss him.....Even though he didn't let the snake eat the goat!

[StriperSniper]

Nahhh, I was just watching his segment on Fox & Friends.

I used to stream him, but that is no longer available. :(

[OXENinFLA]

I use to listen to him when he was first coming on the dial in Chicago.

I wish I could pick him up down here(his site stinks, you can't stream it well).


I like his political views when he's talks about them these days.

[StriperSniper]

In his closing statement, Meek reiterates his call for Rummy to resign, as to not be the cause of our forces being attacked because of the prison abuse. Gingrey's response(and last word ;-) was that the gentleman from Florida's statement was "ludicrous". :)

[OXENinFLA]

09:30 am C-span1

LIVE
0:30 (est.) Call-In
MoveOn.org
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Wes Boyd , MoveOn.org
Joan Blades , MoveOn.org



OMG!!!!

[Mo1]

In my research I came across this old article aout Kerry *L*

Death of a Salesman
Can John Kerry sell John Kerry?

[StriperSniper]

Lynn Swann was supposed to be on at 8:30, but is on now.

I wasn't watching earlier, so I don't know if they just switched segments or the MoveOn'ers just moved on. ;-)

[OXENinFLA]

Lynn Swann was supposed to be on at 8:30, but is on now.

????? check your watch it is 8:30.

[StriperSniper]

Doh! I need more coffee.

[StriperSniper]

[Mo1]

FNC is reporting that the Pentagon are giving polygraphs to their civilian employees to see of one of them leaked the info to Chalabi

Is there an article about this??

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1146688/posts
FEDS HUNTING IN PENTAGON FOR CHALABI'S MOLE


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1146644/posts
Polygraph Testing Starts at Pentagon in Chalabi Inquiry

[Mo1]

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/joelmowbray/jm20040603.shtml
Bush Real Target of Chalabi Smear