Posted on 06/05/2006 7:30:29 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)
Well, the "Memorial" part isn't far off anyway.
LOL. I forgot he isn't actually dead yet...not quite anyway.
I just have to tell you that I just heard Sen. Reid on AirAmerika with Ed Schulz...
It was a long same old long list of complaints..and Reid said the economy was MUCH better under Clinton, and the North Korea problem was under control under Clinton.
But, what he did say was that he wrote President Bush a letter today...telling him that he needs to send Condi Rice to N. Korea for one-on-one talks...because, (get this)..
He said he called for an amendment to the Def. Auth. Bill that called for a "high level" Administration individual to deal with North Korea...and that his "passed" unanimously.
AHA....I knew that would come up!
Remember when we were going through all of the amendments to that, that were never debated or got an up or down vote??
I went to Cboldt's site..and sure enough, this was one of those that was listed with about 10 other amendments, that Frist or someone just passed...just like that!!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR You watch, Reid and Biden and all will be waving that sucker around Cap. HIll.
Oh goodness, they think they are just too clever by half. Chris Hill is pretty darn high level, but of course the point is to portray themselves to the general public as astute and powerful and to point at the President for just ignoring the laws they pass...imperial presidency, don'tcha know, and if he would just listen to them. Makes me sick to think that US Senators reduce themselves to this stuff.
Running our foreign policy based on party is a suicidal path for this country.
I have no idea what it was about .. but Schummers amendment failed
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on now---C-span 3.
Lord, that ninny Carl Levin is going on and on about how we have to treat the detainees "how we want our soldiers to be treated if they are captured".
In light of the Tucker and Menchaca "capture"...do they not realize how stupid that sounds??
You have to wonder, don't you, since no one with an ounce of sense believes that is the result we will get.
Some one needs to mail the pictures of our soldiers so that loser can see how those animals are treating captured soldiers
I am sooooooooooooooooooo bleeping sick of hearing that line from these liberals
I haven't seen Oxen in Fla around.. I wonder if he is on vacation...
Anyway..since he is the one that starts the new month's threads...I just kept posting on Junes.
Almost every person that I have heard, FOR this bill, have talked about Juvenile Diabetes..(actually is isn't called than anymore, but what do they know)..
And every time I hear them bring it up..I want to scream...
ARgggggghj...Dodd, I have a god child with JD...I bet!
I call BS.
That or busy working
All we can do is pray that there is not a veto proof majority.
It's got to be "for the children" dontcha know.
Whatever they just voted on .. it was 100 - 0
next vote
I think it is the 3rd of the 3 votes that is the one that is about FED FUNDING of embryonic stem cells...so that is the one to watch...vote wise.
The 2nd vote was 100-0
Onto the next vote
Thanks!
passes 63-37
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