Senate Coverage -- (May '06)

Thomas ^ | 5-01-06 | us congress

[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.

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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.

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OTHER LINKS

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Congress.org

The Founders' Constitution

THE WHITE HOUSE

THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)

LIVE DoD Briefings

NEWSEUM: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES

THE HILL

CNSNEWS

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT

[defconw]

Harkin No
Schumer Aye

[Bahbah]

Schmuckie votes aye. Suddenly I don't trust Hayden at all. LOL.

[tiredoflaundry]

so it must have been good whatever was going on down there.

resisting, resisting!

[defconw]

Byrd-Aye as well, just what are they trying to pull? LOL

[defconw]

LOL, now you know you want to!

[Mo1]

LOL .. yep

It is interesting watching them ... I never noticed this with the crappy screen I usually get with cspan2

Though I think I need to get a 2nd monitor because the windows box is taking up most of my screen and I have to keep moving it to post

[Bahbah]

just what are they trying to pull?Well, we have to remember that Hayden has the capacity to pretty much spy on anyone he wants...not that he would, mind you.

[defconw]

Senator Kerry, "why the long face?", LOL couldn't resist.

[defconw]

Oh yes I forgot that fact. Makes sense, after all Chuckie wants to keep his credit reporting service under wraps.

[Mo1]

OMG .. Nelson from FL is up to talk

I'm going to need more coffee for this lecture

[OXENinFLA]

Nelson can go take a long walk off a short pier.............

DRILL!!!

[defconw]

Bill Nelson, grandstanding, pandering, POS frozen faced goon. That should cover it.

[Chuck54]

Did I hear Spectre vote nay on Hayden? Just arrived and does anyone know the totals on Kavanaugh?

Thanks.

[tiredoflaundry]

Nelson is even scarier looking in person..........blech

[Mo1]

Bryd complaining the Senate is not in order

Why do I keep thinking of the Cheech & Chong skit/record

Class ... Class, be quiet .. Classsssssssssssssss ... SHUT UP!

[defconw]

Totals on Kavanaugh I think was 57-36, don't know about Specter on Hayden.

[SE Mom]

HAaaaaaaaaaaa...Nelson says he going to "stand on my principles"....

What's amazing is how many of us in Florida can't stand this guy- and yet- the only person the Republicans have put up against him is Katherine Harris.

[Chuck54]

Thanks.........

This bunch seems to get a lot done on the Friday before a holiday weekend.

Unlike the working public who seems to get less done, or at least I used to.

:)

[Mo1]

I'd put one of them sun solar panels up .. but it's against the Home Association rules

I say DRILL too! :0)

[defconw]

Well it's amazing how focused they get when they can't go home until the work is done. :)