Posted on 02/01/2007 6:35:35 PM PST by Mo1
Thank you, OXENinFLA for putting together the below comments and links!
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All are welcome to join in
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 we will 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 ,Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats
And Monthly Calendars for the House and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
I get the feeling this legislation will have a reverse effect; does it apply to Unions?
LOL...yes, and that is exactly true...and we need for Pres. Bush and the GOP in the Congress to realize that once and for all...so they never, ever try to be bi-partisan again.
Next up....the clean and articulate Obama
ODO in the HOUSE!!
What up Democrats?? He is sounding black today..notice that?
True dat dog. Now he switched to his articulate speaking.
He is not that great of a speaker..IMO
I wonder if he wrote his own spech today?
Sounds like it....he should fire himself.
Sounds like it.
Don't forget Carter
He says they don't have time to be cynical....but they sure have time to tell everyone how AWFUL America is, and our lives are.
Here is another McCain/Feingold bill:
S. 478. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined by my good friend and colleague from Wisconsin, Senator Feingold in once again introducing legislation to replace the Federal Election Commission (FEC) with the Federal Election Administration (FEA). The FEA would serve as an independent body to enforce Federal campaign laws--something the FEC has been unable, and often unwilling, to do.
This legislation would terminate the FEC and establish a new regulatory entity. Using a new organizational structure and administrative law judges, we hope to avoid the routine partisan deadlocks that are now so prevalent at the FEC.
This bill would authorize the new FEA to impose civil penalties, issue cease and desist orders, report apparent criminal violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, and conduct audits and field examinations of campaign committees. Finally, this bill would direct the Comptroller General to examine and report to Congress on the enforcement of the criminal provisions of the Federal campaign finance laws.
Yeah...I really think ODO is talking about Carter and Clinton's terms...LOL
Health care reform is the first thing he wants.
He said that if we have energy independence we won't have to send our troops over "there" to fight.
Hmmmmmmmm...I don't think the Islamic Terrorists care if we use oil or wind power, do you?
This is the soldier who was killed that Dodd was talking about
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5132402?source=rss
He mentioned a family going bankrupt because they didn't have health insurance.
I happen to KNOW that hospitals and doctors work with patients..and there is NO reason for medical bills to cause someone to go bankrupt.
So...he is misleading in his rhetoric, of course.
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