2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter, resume consideration of H.R. 4837, the Military Construction Appropriations bill for FY 2005.
Posted on 09/07/2004 4:13:07 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)
IMO His responses are more clear, concise, and have a bit more "fire" to them.
If he's getting coached by some one, they're doing a good job.
Q Scott, can you talk a little bit about last night's remarks by Dan Rather? He seemed to almost personally challenge the President to answer the questions. And he also urged the media to sort of set aside concerns about whether the documents were forgeries and focus on the President's -- on questions about the President's service. Did he watch it? Did you watch it? What's your reaction?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, he didn't watch it. I did see it. I did see it. Well, CBS has now acknowledged that the crux of their story may have been based on forged documents. And they have determined that they will follow other news organizations and look into the serious questions that have been raised. There continue to be a number of questions raised about these documents. And you've heard what I've said repeatedly, that these are serious questions and they ought to be looked into fully. And a number of media organizations have been doing that. And now CBS has decided to do so, as well.
Q As for the -- Dan Rather's, you know, direct challenge, which we saw in The New York Observer yesterday, the interview in The New York Observer, he said: Answer the questions; with respect, answer the questions.
Was that appropriate for Rather to say and --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think it's always best for journalists to stick to reporting the facts and not trying to dispense campaign advice. Did you have another question about last night or --
Q No. The only other thing was, you know, he spent a lot of time interviewing this 86-year-old former secretary and seemed to -- while acknowledging the possibility that the documents were forged, he seemed to cling to the essence of the accusations in the documents, even if they were phony. What did you think of that?
MR. McCLELLAN: So now some are looking at feelings and not the facts. You know, we don't have to rely on the feelings of a nice woman who has firmly stated her opposition to the President. We can look to the facts. And the facts are that the commanding officer at the time has categorically stated that what had been asserted simply was not the case.
Scott is hitting his stride now. Just in time.
Q Scott, the President hasn't taken questions from the press in a number of days now. It seems like an unusually long stretch for him, he usually tries to do a pool spray every few days. Will he be talking to us soon? And why the --
Q It is the longest period since he became President that he hasn't -- hasn't dealt with the pool and the national --
Q The question simply is, why the change? Why isn't he talking to us?
Days? DAYS!?!
This person is concerned that Pres. Bush hasn't taken questions in days?
Kerry hasn't had a press briefing in a MONTH!
Pres. Bush doesn't need to come out every day and take questions..........HIS ANSWERS DON'T CHANGE!
Unlike Kerry that needs to restate, rephrase , and revamp his "positions" on a daily basis.
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NTS...................Pelosi from Fri. on Iraq.
2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter, resume consideration of H.R. 4837, the Military Construction Appropriations bill for FY 2005.
Ooooooo Filp on C-span
I just caught the end of Rockefeller but he, I think, was just talking about Cheney and his trips to the CIA.
I gotta remember to find this transcript........
OMG!
Roberts is going oFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
9:45 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter, the Senate is expected to begin consideration of S.2666, the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill for FY 2005.
Isn't the UN speech at 10:30?
Yesterday was the first day I saw Kerry receive the sincere applause the Prez gets every campaign stop. It was from the Howard Dean bipolars as he ugly-talked our Iraq mission.
The RATS are so toast. I've never felt more sure of anything in my life.
President's speech at UN scheduled for 10:30 according to FNC.
C-span has it at 10:30 on their home page and 10:00 in the schedule..............
My guess is 30mins of ......."Welcome to the UN we want to tax the globe, take your weapons.........yada yada yada"
I'm sure you're right.
Turn on the floor and check out Champbell's attire!
(And please ping everyone else)
Crap it all that is supposed to say Campbell.
9:30 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter, proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Porter J. Goss to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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