Posted on 03/01/2005 4:50:59 AM PST 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 Senate Majority and Senate Minority
And Monthly Calendars for the House Majority and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
Congress.org <<< Good resource
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
Whoa...that guy is over the top...
Is there a thread yet with Bryds axact words??
Good .. it needs it's own thread
That speech was waaaaaaaaaaaay out of line
C-span2
07:32 am (est.)
0:31
Senate Proceeding
Senate Session
U.S. Senate
On now....
Question Time
British House of Commons
Tony Blair
C-span2 is replaying BYRD nad HACTH right now.....
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination of William Myers March 1, 2005
However, much as we have worked together on both sides of the aisle to fill an impressive number of vacancies by any measure, President Bush continues to insist on a handful of extreme, activist nominees to key positions on some circuit courts. Even after the Senate, through the use of long-standing rules, has denied confirmation to these nominees and has made clear that they are highly controversial within the Senate and to the American people, the President has continued to support them and send them back time and again to the Senate. He did it again just a few weeks ago, when he renominated 20 candidates for federal judgeships, seven of whom have already been considered by the Senate, and others about whom he knows there is great controversy and disagreement. By sending these nominations back to the Senate he is choosing partisan politics over good policy and obstructing our ability to fill the few remaining vacancies.
The nominee before us today, William Myers, is among those already examined, and the Senate has withheld its consent to his lifetime appointment. This nomination was rejected for its partisanship and lack of distinguished qualifications. Instead of trying to change the vote on this nomination, the President would be well advised to work with the Senate to find a consensus nominee to fill the vacancy on the Ninth Circuit. That would go a long way toward avoiding the kind of debacle the Chairman so rightly predicts could ensue if we continue on the path this nomination represents.
I agree with what the Democratic Leader has said about the already-considered judicial nominees, and I too expect that the outcome of this nomination will not change if we are pushed to consider it again in Committee and on the Senate Floor. I still oppose the confirmation of Mr. Myers to the Ninth Circuit for all of the reasons I laid out last July. I still believe Mr. Myers to be perhaps the most anti-environmental judicial nominee sent to the Senate in my 30 years in representing Vermont in the U.S. Senate. I still believe that the nomination of William Myers to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is an example of how this President has misused his power of appointments to the federal bench. I still believe Mr. Myers is not independent enough to receive confirmation for a lifetime appointment to this federal circuit court. Nothing has changed.
Byrd is on again. I'm listening now. It is really pretty funny if you realize how ridiculous it is.
The Senate convened at 9:45 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m. Two record votes were taken.
9:15 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
10:15 a.m.: Resume consideration of S. 256, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
now Durbin is up helping Kennedy about the amendment for bankruptcy
BTW .. to avoid losing your house due to bankruptcy and high medial bills?
Put the house in your kids name
that way the gov can't take what is not yours
Hatch asking Kennedy how he expects to pay for his amendment
That the gov can't fix EVERYBODY's problems
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