Posted on 12/12/2005 10:36:51 AM PST 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)
I agree!
How about on Sunday Dec 25th?
Don't forget .. Cheny is there in case his vote is needed
I want to have my Christmas dinner watching them on CSPAN-II.
Oh please, oh please, oh please....let Stevens be mad enough not to remove it! Bowing down to the dims is fatal!!
I do ;-)
"Don't forget .. Cheny is there in case his vote is needed"
Not on a cloture vote.
Everyone call
DeWine, Mike- (R - OH)
140 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
I heard Lindsay Graham on Tony Snow's show yesterday...and he said he WANTS an old-fashioned filibuster...and he seemed to indicate that he would be FOR one if this happened..
Thanksgiving is for NFL football. Christmas Day watching the Senate in session. Brilliant!
I want the nation to listen to Kerry whine about having to be in DC. Seems he finds it so distasteful, the good citizens of Mass should wake up it is JOHN KERRY, not JOHN KENNEDY they are sending to DC as their Senator and correct their voting error. Too many of them seem confused. Kerry find it so distasteful to be in the Washington in Dec, I suggest he not be sent to DC AT ALL.
Thanks .. I didn't know he couldn't vote on that
56-44 There is no cloture.
He can only break ties. This vote takes 60 not a simple majority.
What are they doing, now? All milling around looking lost...Debbie Stabacow isn't gonna like missing her Christmas dinner....
Can Frist call the Senate into session on Sunday?
Want to see Byrd read the collective works of Charles Dickens on the Senate floor at 1:30 AM Dec. 25.
Should remind him of the good ole days filibustering the Civil Rights Acts.
chafee and dewine
chafee and dewine need to resign.
Frist jumped sides?
Boiling Blood Bump!
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