[GVnana]

Received this by email. Anyone know if it's legit? A Google search of "WALK OUT FOR AMERICA tea party" turned up the same information for several tea party websites.

Is the senate rule correct?

[Windflier]

I got it in email too, but couldn’t get my head around the quorum rules enough to engage my action reflex. A bit too parliamentary for my simple Minuteman-type brain.

I’m guessing that it’s legit, by the look of it.

[dalebert]

bump

[Cheerio]

How are we going to get the Maine RINO Snowe to walk out. She wants to throw the 'Bi-partisan' title to the RATS. I know it won't be Bi-Partisan with only one GOP vote, but I can assure you right now on 10-03-09 that the entire dinasoar media, all the RATS in Congress and the man child himself will all be bragging about this new BI-PARTISAN Obamacare bill if they can just get ONE Republican to vote for it. I am so sure this thing will pass and they will include a "public option" either disguised or add it late in a DOD appropriations bill or something equally dishonest.

I have one of the best GOP Senators on that list, but if this passes I am voting everyone OUT.

[FlyingEagle]

So how about a nation-wide walkout, a general strike, by conservatives?

How in the world can a message get through to these boneheads?

[EmilyGeiger]

bookmark.

[GVnana]

Read the Finance Committee’s Health Reform Plan: America’s Healthy Future Act http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/Americas_Healthy_Future_Act.html

Info on Senate Finance Committee: http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/committee.htm

Republican Members:

CHUCK GRASSLEY, IA
ORRIN G. HATCH, UT
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, ME
JON KYL, AZ
JIM BUNNING, KY
MIKE CRAPO, ID
PAT ROBERTS, KS
JOHN ENSIGN, NV
MIKE ENZI, WY
JOHN CORNYN, TX

Rule 4. Quorums.—(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) one-third of the membership of the committee, including not less than one member of the majority party and one member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.

II. EXCERPTS FROM THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE RELATING TO STANDING COMMITTEES RULE XXV STANDING COMMITTEES

1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions: * * *
(i) Committee on Finance, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: 1. Bonded debt of the United States, except as provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
2. Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery.
3. Deposit of public moneys.
4. General revenue sharing.
5. Health programs under the Social Security Act and health programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund.
6. National social security.
7. Reciprocal trade agreements.
8. Revenue measures generally, except as provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
9. Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions.
10. Tariffs and import quotas, and matters related thereto.
11. Transportation of dutiable goods.

Finance Committee due to vote this coming week. I don't have a date yet.