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

[Bahbah]

we've got amnesty that isn't amnesty with a starter wall. Have I got that right?

Yes, but remember, they have to acctually "appropriate" the money for the wall. That has yet to be done.

[debg]

Good point, thanks.

[defconw]

Teddy, sit down and shut up!

[Mo1]

Was the Vitter Amendment voted on yet?

I'm confused on what's going on

[Bahbah]

Was the Vitter Amendment voted on yet?

Yes, it was not agreed to. They are now discussing the Cornyn amendment.

[Mo1]

Thanks ..

I just checked on Cboldt's blog

They (Senators) were just talking about the schedule of amendment voting and Specter kept mention Vitter's amendment .. so it confused me on what was going on

[Bahbah]

Specter kept mention Vitter's amendment

He appears to have yet another one, but I don't know what it's about.

[Txsleuth]

Vitter has another amendment...not sure what it is.

Bah...you said you learned something during the Vitter amendment debate....that must have happened when I was batheing the baby...I am in the dark about what the Vitter Amendment that was voted down, was about.

Can you just let me know what you "learned"???

[Bahbah]

They don't really have to learn English. They just have to take a course, for which they will be given $500. There is no meaningful work requirement not do they really continuously have to remain in the states. There is no way to actually compute so-called back taxes.. There was more but I can't think of it now.

[Mo1]

Thanks

[Mo1]

Here is the vote on the Vitter Amendment

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633739/posts?page=1504#1504



Oh Geez .. I wish Teddy would stop screaming

[Txsleuth]

Great....and hardly anyone voted to change that???

[Bahbah]

hardly anyone voted to change that???

Correct, but they will still have the House negotiators to deal with if this passes. Vitter, Sessions, Kyl and Cornyn have identified lots of the problems in the Senate bill which should be of great assistance to them. Since, as Tony says, the President is going ahead with strengthening border security on June 1 when the funds become available no matter what they do, I feel a whole lot better about the whole thing.

[Mo1]

the President is going ahead with strengthening border security on June 1 when the funds become available no matter what they do

He can't do anything till June 1st??

Why?

[OKIEDOC]

I posted this on another thread about my take on the current process and it AIN"T very Pretty.

I am watching the Senate debate the immigration bill.

Senators Spector and Murdering Ted Kennedy seem to be doing everything possible to throw a monkey wrench into any amendments proposed by opponents to Amnesty..

I believe that the Senate is showing that it is incapable of passing laws that uphold Americas values.

I am absolutely disappointed so far with the way the Senate is conducting business.

I would expect some of this inefficiency in the house with the likes of Cynthia McKinney but not with Senators.

Folks our Senators are not listening to the voters that sent them to represent us.

Thank God for Jim Imhoff, Tom Corburn, John Cornyn, Jeff Sessions and others.

A pox on Spector and Kennedy.

And of course John McCaniac.

[Bahbah]

He can't do anything till June 1st?? Why?

That is when the funding becomes available.

[Bahbah]

And of course John McCaniac.

I want to add Linseed Graham to your excellent list.

[Mo1]

I have read a few times that businesses have contacted their House and Senate members and threatened them with no backing or election funding, if they make it too hard on them

Keep in mind this is not just about Mexico

There are many big companies from other countries that are here in the USA .. who bring many employees from other countries here too

Many are worried that if the quest workers program is to strict they will have major problems within their work force and company

With that said .. I don't like McCain's idea

[OKIEDOC]

Yes by all means add Rino Graham Cracker to the list.

I had high hope for Senator Cracker but over the past six months or so he has really showed his @$$.

If he ever thought about running for president he like John McCaniac has shot themselves in the proverbial Butt.

[Mo1]

I'll betcha alot of folks don't know that