Posted on 04/03/2006 5:37:14 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)
They had a petition in California to get rid of a Governor...perhaps you Pennsylvanians need a recall petition on Specter...
Dang....he has been trying to "get" President Bush since the election..and, in case you didn't read them... a lot of the other posters on that thread were, of course, blaming Bush....because Bush endorsed him and campaigned for him...instead of Toomey.
I am sure Bush regrets it.....but, from what I hear---what he did was a sort of tradition of backing the incumbent...if he/she is from your party.
THAT bit of tradition needs to be flushed!
Does Wyden think he's a big shot rambling like this??
SHUT UP WYDEN
I don't think PA has a recall thingy
And even if we do .. it can't be done till after Nov
Rendell is still Gov and he'll just replace Spector with someone worse
Salazar up to help Wyden
correction Salazar is not trying to help Wyden
He wants to present his amendment
Wyden doesn't want to lose the floor for his amendment
Murry is trying to work out a why to allow Salazar to present his amendment .. but not having much luck
Thad Cochran is getting a bit testy. I cannot believe how whiney Wyden is.
I feel sorry for his mother ... he must have been a real PITA as a child
Wyden says .. We don't want to get ahead of the line .. we just want to have a place in line
Hey Wyden .. then get in the back of the line and stop butting in
I think he is #21. Cochran is saying that he wants his amendment voted on without any challenges or further amendments.
Oh my, Hillary!, these oil companies got these sweetheart deals on royalties in leases issued during your co-presidency. How much did your co-presidency receive in return for that "mistake?"
AKA ... the Clinton Oil Leases ???
Reid is up now
Do you get the feeling they are trying to cover this mess by Clinton?
And now we see what this whole show was all about...the evil Republicans won't let there be a vote to end a ripoff of the American people for the benefit of BIG OIL.
Oh.,.golly...Reid is saying that the Majority won't ALLOW a vote to the minority...
IOW...Wyden is doing this on purpose..with Reid's help---probably on orders from the poo-bah somewhere...
BTW....Sen. SPECTER better have a floor debate on that stupid idea of having the funding stopped on the NSA program...I DARE him to.
Wyden admits that Clinton dropped the ball
But blames Gail Norton for it
Durbin is up now to pile on
Yes...Clinton does the dirty deed...but Norton/Bush are MORE guilty for NOT stopping it??
Wow ... Wyden and Durbin are really bending over for this one
Botton line ... one of the reason why the oil companies made such a big profit is because Clinton screwed up the lease
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