Posted on 09/02/2005 4:49:11 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)
Um...Vitter has been bashing BUSH...he isn't going to bash his fellow Louisianans....what a putz!!!
We need to FReep him then, he must be avoiding talking to FNC then! Perhaps Senator Sessions can speak to the matter then?
I know what President Bush needs to do, to get everyone off his back re: Hurricane Katrina...
He needs to announce that he is nominating Janice Rogers Brown for the SCOTUS...talk about the "perfect storm"..
She is from the south, Mississippi, I think, she is black, and she is conservative, and she is a she...
I think nothing could make the press and dems get off his back about the "lack of response" re: the hurricane.
Close she is from Alabama.
Schmuckie, I can't, I just can't!
Oh---I just saw Schmuckie...yellow shirt....ick!
Well I missed Harkin
But hey ... I get to hear Chuckie Schmucker
I just deal with this otter BS
He's talking about 9/11, everything is all about him, if these Dems cared why did they not go down and help?
Hi, just got here. Which dims have been burning Bush so far! I need names!
Harkin,Stabacow,Kennedy,Durbin (I assume I turned him off), Reid, and now this glassbowl! Milkulski spoke but she really didn't bash.
Now Dorgan, Clinton did it better. Implied! then I turned the channel!
Mega Dittos! First chart of the new season! Rolling my eyes!
Should we drink everytime they pull out a chart?
Geraldo is on with Sean, and I quote "The least to blame in this is the local official. The Governor should be impeached." Now the head of FEMA got lumped in there with Blanco.
Geraldo is such a tool.
OMG, I would never go to New Orleans now, ever.
Geraldo is on Hannity's radio show and says Gov Blanco & FEMA should be impeached for what happen in NOLA
Well at least he is criticizing Blanco. Maybe Mike Brown is a putz? But I think it's Blanco and Nagin who deserve most of the blame along, with the over all ignorance and corruption of the local officials.
Geraldo: "WHERE WERE THE BUSSES GOING TO GO?"
What a rocket scientist.
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