SENATE COVERAGE -- (APRIL '04)

http://www.senate.gov/ ^ | 04-01-2004 | US SENATE and others

[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 if it gets hot).

So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor you don't have to start a new thread, you can just use this one also if you have 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.

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 Majority and Minority

Roll Call Votes can be found here.

[Mo1]

I hate this man .. what a complete and utter jerkface

[StriperSniper]

Now Byrd Dropping lying and using our troops as pawns in his attack on GWB. He said that GWB said "The stakes are enormous for him" and then "That the stakes are enormous for our men in Iraq". Now GWB never peronalized the stakes, it was collective for the whole nation.

Kit Bond(R-MO) now up defending our troops as knowing why they are there, not as pawns as Byrd Dropping said.

[StriperSniper]

peronalized = personalized

[StriperSniper]

McCain up to respond to Byrd Dropping.

[OXENinFLA]

McCain up now.

He's Going to rebut Byrd???

[Mo1]

Mcain BEST put them back in their place

[OXENinFLA]

FEAR AND PESSIMISM IN CAMPAIGN POLITICS (Senator BENNETT on Ted Kennedy)

[StriperSniper]

That's what he said, along with a perspective.

[Mo1]

McCain is doing pretty good

[OXENinFLA]

Yeah, he was good.

[StriperSniper]

ABC Radio News at the top of the hour already has Clips of the Byrd Droppings just delivered!!!

[OXENinFLA]

Amazing

[OXENinFLA]

September 11 Commission: National Security Council

Rice, Condoleezza, Adviser, White House, National Security Council (9AM C-span1 and pretty much all other channels)

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Condoleezza Rice & the 9-11 Commission [LIVE THREAD] 9AM EST

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Senate Floor Schedule for Thursday, April 8, 2004.

10:00 a.m.: Convene for a period of morning business.

11:00 a.m.: Proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.3108.

[OXENinFLA]

who's on the floor now, he's talking about 'the senator from NY'.

I don't know if he means Clinton or Schumer.

C-span's web streem is down I'm using fednet.

[StriperSniper]

Senate reactions being repeat now on C-SPAN 1

McConnell up first.

[StriperSniper]

C-span's web streem is down I'm using fednet.

Hey! I think I just discovered a new law of the universe, the 'Law of Vowel Conservation', that misspelling must be to balance out the times I spell 'speech', 'speach'. ;-)

[StriperSniper]

They had a quick bit of Reid(D-NV), now Schmucky Schumer up and upset that Dr. Rice didn't say "We made mistakes".

[StriperSniper]

Gregg(R-NH) next, bludgeons the Clinton Administration on their response to AQ, cruise missiles into an EMPTY, EMPTY! training camp, then the wrong chemical factory.

[OXENinFLA]

Brian Lamb is hosting WJ today.

[OXENinFLA]

FOX NEWS - FULL 9-11/CONDI TRANSCRIPT

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PS the Senate is off until 4-19