Posted on 05/01/2006 10:22:51 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)
Sorry, it passed....they are voting on the final Immigration Bill now.
But, I can save you the suspense, it will pass.
It passed 56 to 42 (Landru changed her vote)
Did I just hear STABENOW voted NO??? wow
I WANT TO HIT SOMEBODY!
grr
Novememebr = Novemember
oh heck .. I give up on trying to spell that month *L*
Dodd.
I don't know what is going on with Stabenow. She has voted no on a number of things that I never would have expected.
62 - 36.
Traitors.
B..turds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We got 36 no votes. I guessed 35. Surely there is some sort of prize for such prescience.
62 - 36 .. Bill is amended to
I'm going to be sick
I think what actually matters is who are the conferees.
I know .. but I'm not holding out much hope
Well...your prize is getting to explain to the others out in the regular thread what the heck the Senate was thinking!!
Congrats by they way...I was off by about 6-7!
We had heard that it would be the judiciary committee members PLUS some regular ones right?? But supposedly the Reps get 2 more...
I bet the two more voted for this stupid bill...
Shouldn't Frist announce the conferees tonight?? I thought he usually did that right after a bill was voted on.
Close. There will be 7 republican members from the Judiciary Committee out of a total of 10. Committee members who are against this bill are Grassley, Kyl, Sessions, Cornyn and Coburn, so at least 2 good guys will be part of the group.
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