Posted on 04/04/2005 8:26:56 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 Senate Majority and Senate Minority
And Monthly Calendars for the House Majority and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
CA?
She's married to Bill .. that's how
If she thinks catholics don't see through her .. she is sadly mistaken
Whoops, I should've put this up too...
Q Do we know what the hold up on the delegation -- I mean, is it that somebody has not confirmed that they're coming or not?
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't know that -- I don't know that I'd look at it as a "hold up." First of all, it's a small delegation. We have five slots available for the delegation. Yes, the President and Mrs. Bush are leading the delegation, and they're going to be two of those --
Q Is it five plus them?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, they'll be two of those five.
Q So there's three more.
MR. McCLELLAN: And so there are calls being made, as well -- courtesy calls, as well. And we're just finalizing up the details and making sure that the other three are all able to participate.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050405-3.html
You're right..I just realized that..because you do see the near-empty House chamber..but aren't special order speeches still a House, and not a party fuction, per se...when the Dems are ranting, there's a GOP member...who drew the short straw, presiding, right?
I love to watch the special order speeches when someone like Tom Tancredo gets up or Mike Pence---
I hate it when you have like three dems, Kendrick Meek, that new brillo head girl from Florida, and Wexler, get up and "act" through their speeches---you can tell it is scripted...ugh
BTW, re: Hillary going to Rome---I am having a hard time with this and I know that I am becoming irrationally angry, but considering that she is not Catholic, nor a former head of state, or current Cabinet member---I find it embarressing that she is going to use this-and mark my words this WILL be used as campaign fodder!!!
I am getting angry with MYSELF for getting so angry, but I think the emotions of the Terri situation, now the Pope dying---
Also, when we get to see the Senate back in session, and the first speaker, Ron Wyden starts threatening any Reps that might even think of constructing a law that would protect people like Terri Schiavo---I might have to start drinking, or something...LOL
Ugh---Joe Biden speaking now---I always mute him--put him on Closed captioning---he doesn't come off quite as smarmy and sarcastic that way...lol
BTW, I saw on another thread that someone said that Harry Reid is going to the Pope's funeral---????????????
I Heard that too, on Rush I think, but not as part of the official delegation.
Oh Fark, Babs Boxer up..........
Okay---another new thread that says that Kennedy, Kerry, and Dodd are going now!
I will repeat(sorta) what I said on that thread---
What the heck, lets just load up ALL of the elected officials in Washington to go---why not, they just came off of a TWO WEEK VACATIONS that previously had been only one week---
This is all on OUR DIME---so oh, heck ya lets just shut down our government---why not!!!!
I am really p!ssed off about this---there is NO reason for this..dang! (At least Kerry, Kennedy, Dodd are pretend Catholics---but Clinton, Reid et al?)
I know, I didn't think communists were religious.
Babs is yet again griping about foreign women not being able to have Americans pay for abortions, or something like that---
That woman is obsessed with killing as many babies as possible!!!
Since when does Freedom of Speech have anything to do with abortions---only Babs can make that correlation forever!
In other countries no less.
Why do I think it is ssssooo funny that on the week of the Popes death and funeral, Babs is making a very long speech about how ABORTION should be made MORE accessible? LOL
On C-span right now they are showing a Senate hearing about military recruitment, with Lindsay Graham as Chair---
I used to like Graham, but now he makes me uncomfortable, because he is showing so much tendency to be a RINO---therefore, I just don't trust him...
Patty Murray wants to keep doing abortions because lots of women die in childbirth. I guess there is some sick, twisted logic in there somewhere, but I'm not buying it.
Patty Murray is a ding-bat---
It is like their arguement if favor of partial-birth abortions---they say they are necessary to save the life of the mother---
And they haven't heard of caesaren sections? Most women get those right now if there is even a hint of a problem with the birth, or if they have a vacation coming and it would be inconvenient to still be pregnant (/s)...
They think WE are as stoopid as they are...and I guess they are right enough, because they keep getting re-elected.
I don't know if anyone is listening to Boxer, but I can't understand why Brownback doesn't just go over and strangle her. She makes no sense at all. She wants us to pay for lobbyists to change the laws of other countries???
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