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)
I think the rats are trying something. Byrd's gonna speak soon.
BYRD Alert!!
WOO-HOO! COMEDY!!
Here he goes!
"WHY?!"
Just turned it on
9:30 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter: Resume consideration of H.R. 4567, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to stop the Department of Homeland Security opening up sensitive immigration jobs to private companies, ignoring a White House threat to veto the bill if it contained the measure.
The Republican-led Senate voted 49-47 to attach the plan to a $32 billion bill to fund homeland security operations in the 2005 fiscal year. In an election-year disappointment for President Bush, several Republicans joined Democrats in support of the measure.
The White House said Bush would veto the bill, introduced by Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, if the amendment stays in the final version.
Votes:
166: Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the Schumer amendment #3580:
Not Waived, 50-46
167: Thomas amendment #3582:
Agreed to, 49-47
168: Leahy amendment #3584:
Agreed to, 49-47
HAHAHAHAHA ... smell of desperation
9:30 a.m.: Convene and observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001.
Thereafter: Resume consideration of H.R. 4567, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
170: Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the Dodd amendment #3604:
Not Waived, 41-53
171: Motion to Waive the Budget Act with respect to the Murray amendment #3596:
Not Waived, 45-49
172: Motion to Table the Boxer amendment #3609:
Tabled, 46-45
2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter: Resume consideration of H.R. 4567, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
From Fri.
Unanimous Consent:
S.Con.Res.127, a concurrent resolution urging the President to designate September 11 as a national day of voluntary service, charity and compassion
H.R.3908, an act to provide for the conveyance of real property located at 1081 West Main Street, Ravenna, OH
Talk of finishing Homeland approps. tomorrow night and maybe even Leg branch and MilCon.
E-mail I got from Camp Kerry today.
In this election, we need to make sure every vote counts.
There are seven million voters we need to reach in the next few days and we need your help. September 15 is the deadline in many states for Americans living overseas to register to vote and send in their ballot applications.
If you know any U.S. citizen living overseas, let them know they can get all the information they need and even fill out absentee ballot forms online by visiting:
http://www.overseasvote2004.com
Thank you,
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
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Were you avoiding the draft?
No, I was becoming a pilot.
You wanted to serve?
Yes I did.
But when you were asked do you want to go overseas, you said no.
I didn't know that. But I actually tried to go on a Palace Alert program.
That was later.
It was. After I became a pilot.
Palace Alert program was being phased out.
Not really, a couple of my buddies got to go. ...
... But they'd already graduated.
That's true. I couldn't go until actually I'd gotten my
I was curious about the sequence. You got out of combat school on June 23, 1970. Palace Alert programs were all closed down overseas as of June 30. So could you have gone even if you signed up for it?
I guess not if that's the case, but I remember going to see [the supervisor] to try to get signed up for it. You just ask the commander to put you in. He said you can't go because you're too low on the totem pole. I'm not trying to make this thing any grander than it is. ...
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