Posted on 03/01/2006 6:27:28 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)
Boxer will be offering an amendment to lobbying "reform" to compel the WH to disclose all visits by Abramoff.
I love your Synopsis of Senate Shenanigans...it really helps me...especially on days like yesterday, when I had NO time to freep or listen to C-span.
I just loved Leahy's little speech about that Department? that the 9/11 Commission insisted on...that hasn't even hired staff or had meetings yet...
LOL...goes to show you how much stock President Bush put into THAT suggestion...hehe
I want her to disclose all visits to HER by lobbyists in the last 6 years...every single one!
Let me second that.
Thanks. I have no plan to do them as a matter of routine, but once in awhile I review the previous day's activities for hidden news.
I just loved Leahy's little speech about that Department? that the 9/11 Commission insisted on...that hasn't even hired staff or had meetings yet...
If you haven't, you should read the whole thing. It's a doozey. Leahy is a busy beaver. Lots of recent activity in Judiciary and elsewhere (aside from Intelligence Committee) relating to the NSA terrorist surveillance disclosure.
From last month: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1569317/posts?page=493#493
Thanks for the link back to you post regarding this committee that Leahy is talking about..
Quite a few big names on that committee...methinks that Lanny Davis is probably yelling in Leahy's ear about when does he get to start "work"....LOL
Thanks for the ping
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Are they talking about an amendment for pay increases for themselves?
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I haven't been paying attention. This ethics stuff makes my eyes glaze over. These bills have so darn many amendments, it's darn hard to build a simple paraprhase of them.
I could be wrong .. but I believe Inoffe's amendment about pay increases was past on a voice vote ..
Geez .. he is mad
Yelling about trying to bring respect back to the Senate
Yes...I heard that part....Grassley was talking about the caucuses that had been happening in the "last hour"...he said caucuses, plural....and he said it like it was a four letter word...LOL
I'm still not paying close attention, but think he was referring to holds in general.
I'm still not paying close attention, but think he was referring to holds in general. ...
Just thinking of the irony if an amendment relating to elimination of secret holds was itself held up by a secret hold!
Yes...a bunch of Senators have gotten up, tsk, tsking about secret holds...but, I bet most have put one on at one time or another....LOL
What is this amendment that Schummer is trying to slip in regarding the ports????
Beats me. I think that teh Senate ought to require amendments be available on the internet so we can follow them on C-SPAN2. The Wyden/Grassley/Inhofe amendment won't be visible to us peons until tomorow either.
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