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Senate Coverage -- (March '06)
Thomas ^ | 3-1-06 | US Congress

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.


OTHER LINKS

Congress.org

The Founders' Constitution

THE WHITE HOUSE

THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)

LIVE DoD Briefings

NEWSEUM: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES

THE HILL

CNSNEWS

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 109th; cspan; senate; senatecoverage; senatemarch
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To: OXENinFLA

Boxer will be offering an amendment to lobbying "reform" to compel the WH to disclose all visits by Abramoff.


321 posted on 03/08/2006 7:55:50 AM PST by Bahbah (An admitted Snow Flake and a member of Sam's Club)
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To: Cboldt

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


322 posted on 03/08/2006 8:07:40 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: Bahbah

I want her to disclose all visits to HER by lobbyists in the last 6 years...every single one!


323 posted on 03/08/2006 8:08:43 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: Txsleuth; Cboldt
I love your Synopsis of Senate Shenanigans...it really helps me...

Let me second that.

324 posted on 03/08/2006 8:16:25 AM PST by Bahbah (An admitted Snow Flake and a member of Sam's Club)
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To: Txsleuth
I love your Synopsis of Senate Shenanigans...

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

325 posted on 03/08/2006 8:20:28 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

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


326 posted on 03/08/2006 9:17:10 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: OXENinFLA

Thanks for the ping


327 posted on 03/08/2006 9:20:05 AM PST by firewalk
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328 posted on 03/08/2006 9:26:56 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Cboldt

Are they talking about an amendment for pay increases for themselves?


329 posted on 03/08/2006 9:33:52 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Mo1

bttt


330 posted on 03/08/2006 10:21:01 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: Mo1
Are they talking about an amendment for pay increases for themselves?

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.

331 posted on 03/08/2006 10:34:50 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

I could be wrong .. but I believe Inoffe's amendment about pay increases was past on a voice vote ..


332 posted on 03/08/2006 11:08:22 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Cboldt
Woo hoo .. what is Grassley hot about???

Something about if a Senator has something to say .. come out and just say it

Something about putting a hold on his amendment
333 posted on 03/08/2006 11:28:08 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Txsleuth

Geez .. he is mad

Yelling about trying to bring respect back to the Senate


334 posted on 03/08/2006 11:29:50 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Mo1

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


335 posted on 03/08/2006 11:39:26 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: Mo1
Something about putting a hold on his amendment

I'm still not paying close attention, but think he was referring to holds in general.

336 posted on 03/08/2006 11:39:57 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Mo1
Something about putting a hold on his amendment

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!

337 posted on 03/08/2006 11:40:54 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

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


338 posted on 03/08/2006 11:44:21 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw)
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To: Cboldt; Howlin; OXENinFLA; Txsleuth

What is this amendment that Schummer is trying to slip in regarding the ports????


339 posted on 03/08/2006 11:59:36 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Mo1
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.

340 posted on 03/08/2006 12:04:14 PM PST by Cboldt
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