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)
10:00 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Previous Meeting
The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m. Seven record votes were taken.
Thanks for the ping.
2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, proceed to consideration of S.1932, the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation bill.
Previous Meeting
Friday, Oct 28, 2005
The Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:54 p.m. No record votes were taken.
Are you watching this "performance" by Joe Wilson at the Press Club????
No, and I don't think my sanity could take it.
Trust me, it wouldn't....
Amazing how he got primetime on 60 Minutes last night...and now this LIVE speech...
He is spinning it almost to the point that he is an All-American Hero...and Cheney has spent the whole last 3 years plotting his down fall....
He even named Fox News, Hannity and Colmes....as being responsible for he and his wife's problems....LOL
Doesn't Joe Wilson's mouth remind you of a flounder.
FYI
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/31/123955/21
(SNIP)
FEC/Internet: Tomorrow is ACTION DAY for Online Freedom of Speech
by Adam B.
Mon Oct 31, 2005 at 09:39:55 AM PDT
(From the diaries. Note that Democratic Reps. Tim Ryan and John Conyers are co-sponsors of this bill. We need other Democrats to join them -- kos)
I doubt anyone's going to focus on this today, but by tomorrow we are going to need everyone here to be involved in lobbying your representatives in Congress, and especially Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, to pass H.R. 1606, the Online Freedom of Speech Act, which will be up for a vote this Wednesday, November 2.
Yes....and when I watch him I think "fop"...a British word I believe...but that is what I think when I see him...
Of course, fop comes AFTER LIAR!!! LOL
Haven't they cut his feed yet?
It's 2:00.
Well, the Senate is on now...so I won't have to see Wilson's face anymore...but..
Right before they switched to the Senate...the question and answer part of the Press Club appearance started...
I didn't hear the question....but Wilson answered that if his wife had NOT been in the CIA division that sent him to Niger, he would have STILL been sent!!! LOLOLOL
McConnell commenting on Judge Alito.
His ego is so big that it's about to pop
Senate on now...with McConnell talking about Alito...
I turned on C-span 1...and I saw that quite a few of the Senators are at Rosa Parks' funeral...and the "euologies" have just now started...so I wouldn't expect any of them back to the Senate for a while.
I saw Kennedy, Brownback, Stabenow...
I have a feeling Reid's statment on Alito is going to be in stark contrast to McConnell's
Yeppers....poor Reid...he came out and said such glowing things about Harriet Miers....even though most of the dems wouldn't have voted for her anyway!!!
LOL...he is such an idiot. Look for Reid to also give an impassioned speech about Rove resigning, or Bush and Cheney apologizing...or all of the above...
LOL. Rush is talking about the inevitable reaction to deficit reduction efforts...they are going to starve little children to death. (But they're too fat anyway, right?)
Leahy up.
Leaky is up talking about Alito
Sounds like he doesn't like the pick .. says it will divide the country
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