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)
Mary Landru is up begging for money again
ONLY 3 votes difference...if Cornyn was one of the three, I am gonna be really upset...
This should NOT have passed.
Specter, Lugar, DeWine, Collins for sure screwed us.
anwr should have stayed in the defense bill
If I hear one Rat utter the words "dependency on foreign oil", my head will explode!
Stevens will get even with them. There won't be any money for their states in next years budget.
YEP!
I think Stevens will resign over this; he has had it up to his eyebrows and more.
Once the bill passes, the failed cloture vote from earlier today becomes moot, along with Frist's motion to reconsider.
He shouldn't resign, he should get even.
I'm not one for revenge, but in this case I hope it's true.
You bet, quitting would be an easy out for all of them. An even better way is to make sure that their states understand why they aren't getting any money.
I am so pissed I hope Sen. Stevens comes to Indiana.
They original said that Cornyn voted "yea" and then later I heard them say he voted "nay"
Stevens predicted that next year was going to be a very tough budget year. I think he was caught up between the emotion to want to quit and the longer view of reminding his dishonorable foes that they would meet again.
He just impressed me by voting Aye on this.
Bless his heart, he's a good man. What I want to know is who gave the senate the right to remove something that a conference committee had already agreed to?
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