Posted on 10/04/2005 6:36:49 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)
Senator Kennedy just called the loss of the 2000th soldier in Iraq auspicious. Yes, auspicious.
I saw ole Byrd....he just kept repeating 2000, 2000...
The way he and the other dems are making such a hugh thing about 2000...I guess the 1999th didn't matter....
BTW...when he and Kennedy started "talking"...and I hear the umpteenth mention of 2000...I felt like screaming at the TV, that 2000 is still 1000 LESS than dies on 9/11!
He looks like he is asleep behind Reid
What is Reid rambling about ... a moment of silence?
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh
Mikulski is up saying that we have reached a milestone .. 2000 soldiers killed in Iraq
She follows Byrd who was so feeble and confused that Kennedy had to help him through the celebration of the 2000th death. This is disgusting.
Interesting these speeches ... they sound like they were written long before the 2000 number
These people are sick ... it's like they are celebrating the deaths
Come to think of it .. Isn't today the anniversary of Paul Welstone's death???
One of the Dem Senator's made a reference earlier about that
Yep !!
To call the 2000 number of deaths a milestone ???
How about calling it an auspicious day, as Kennedy did?
These people make me sick!
Where was their moment of silence before this???
I still can't believe she called it a milestone
One the anniversary of Paul Welstone's death ... and they are dancing on graves all over again
now Reid is up saying it's now 2002
Soldiers have died and I have NEVER seen a moment of silence until today. These dims make me sick.
Why was the vote for the Iraqi Constitution not a milestone. Because it was a good thing?
You got it
Are they done yet?
Not sure .. I had a phone call
Cornyn is up now talking about if we leave early before the job is done it will just give the terrorist a haven
There were people hammering our guys for not anwering the Democrats (on the Snow Thread), well they do of course, but no one will carry Cornyn's speech. No One!
The President is on Cspan2 .. Live
Thanks, Mo. He's had a busy day.
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