Posted on 03/01/2006 6:27:28 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.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
There is a thread with a press release from Howard Dean....saying what Kerry is...
They are like vultures swooping down on carcasses...like Wellstone's, Rosa Parks', Coretta King, and now Dana Reeve..
I don't have a problem with them talking about her and the work she did on stem cell research
But first let her family grieve and bury her in peace
Those kind of speaches can wait
Press Briefing on the President's Line-Item Veto Legislation
by OMB Director Josh Bolten - March 6, 2006
Dorgan is saying that the Dubai deal is a "takeover of 6 of our major ports." This just doesn't end.
Exactly....that is my point...we just found out this morning..
I don't even mind a press release expressing condolences...but, to bring up stem cell research TODAY...ghoulish.
BTW...are you listening to Dorgan...??
No .. I missed it
It's in the 40's today, so I went out to do some yard work
I can't wait till winter is finally over
It is in the high 70's here...and out Bradford Pear trees are blooming..
I wish we would have HAD a winter....sigh
I bought really neat sweatshirts for the whole family for Christmas, and since then, there has been exactly ONE day that was cold enough to wear them.
What state are you in??
I'm in PA .. outside of Philly
OH...okay.
I am sorta figuring out where my favorite freeper friends are in the US....it helps.
I guess you guys go the bulk of the winter weather this year...I am sorry to here that.
It's been a really mild winter .. so I can't complain
I just miss the sun and seeing my freckles
I look like snow white without them *L*
It's 46 outside here at the moment, but there is a stiff breeze, so it makes it feel colder though. Went outside to scrape off the ice on my walk. Most of the snow is gone, but the ground is still frozen solid, so the melted snow is more or less standing water on the front yard.
I'm in Big Sky Country of course. Four miles from Canada and 60 miles from the Montana/North Dakota border. :)
LOL....I can relate, sort of.....except MY freckles don't go away...they just fade, until the first time I spend more than an hour in the sun...
My father promised me, when I was a little girl, that my freckles would go away by the time I was 20, because his did..
MY FATHER LIED TO ME....LOL.
I had an aunt and uncle that lived in Montana...I just have to figure out where...I will let you know, when I figure it out...
I only went there once, but I was very young.
DEWINE, GRAHAM, HAGEL, AND SNOWE [Kathryn Jean Lopez]have evidently drafted a deal on NSA spying so the intel comte won't probe the program...
Posted at 05:11 PM
And, as the Post article details, the Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee who were depicted as having fallen passively into line apparently don't appreciate those reports and are eager to demonstrate otherwise:Snowe earlier had expressed concerns about the program's legality and civil liberties safeguards, but Card was adamant about restricting congressional oversight and control, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing office policies. Snowe seemed taken aback by Card's intransigence, and the call amounted to "a net step backward" for the White House, said a source outside Snowe's office.
Snowe contacted fellow committee Republican Chuck Hagel (Neb.), who also had voiced concerns about the program. They arranged a three-way phone conversation with Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.).
Until then, Roberts apparently thought he had the votes to defeat Rockefeller's motion in the committee, which Republicans control nine to seven, the sources said. But Snowe and Hagel told the chairman that if he called up the motion, they would support it, assuring its passage, the sources said. . . . .
Hagel and Snowe declined interview requests after the meeting, but sources close to them say they bridle at suggestions that they buckled under administration heat. The White House must engage "in good-faith negotiations" with Congress, Snowe said in a statement.
Over the weekend, both Specter and even Pat Roberts made clear that they would not accept the only solution which the White House will even consider -- namely, the absurdly deferential DeWine proposal to exempt the NSA program from the requirements of FISA.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=comment/reply/8025
2006-02-20
Ensign has CHARTS!!!
And look at all those red states
Hes talking about Senator Snow's bill and how it leaves out the red states
$10 says it's a bad deal
Depends on which side one takes, whether it's "bad." What it does show is that within the Senate Intelligence Committee, DEWINE, HAGEL, AND SNOWE have agreed to stay off the WH's back on this issue.
I'm not sure how GRAHAM fits in, except he was one of the more pushy participants when Specter had Gonzales in public hearings before the Judiciary Committee. The factions are still forming, and the direction of the Senate on this is far from clear.
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