SENATE COVERAGE -- (APRIL '04)

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[OXENinFLA]

Did you hear Frist pulled an April fools joke on the Senate floor?

[Mo1]

No ... what did he say?

[OXENinFLA]

I'm not totally sure, I caught the end of it on Bite Hume last night.

Something about passing a bunch of disputed bills in block.

I'll Post it when available.

[OXENinFLA]

Those wacky Senators.


SCHEDULE FOR APRIL FOOLS' DAY -- (Senate - April 01, 2004)


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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning there will be a period of morning business for up to 60 minutes.

I want to have the attention, just very briefly, of the assistant Democratic leader.

We are going to have a period for morning business for 60 minutes. Under the previous unanimous consent agreement, we will finish the welfare reauthorization bill and allow that bill to go to conference in order to reach an accord with the House. That bill will be followed by the final passage of the FSC/ETI legislation. Upon completion of the FSC/ETI bill, we will proceed to the nominations and agreement to the 22 judicial nominations that are available on the calendar. Votes will occur on the confirmation of those judges.

I thank all Members, especially the assistant Democrat leader, and other Members on their side of the aisle, for their cooperation in meeting these consent agreements.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, is this the unanimous consent agreement you are going to offer?

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this is my opening statement for April 1, and I will withdraw any request for those consent agreements.

It is an April 1 wish. It is what we should be doing. But we will proceed in the normal order.

Mr. REID. If the Senator will yield for a brief comment, every Thursday morning Senator Ensign and I hold a breakfast for Nevada constituents. Today we had a very large crowd. Probably there were 60 people there, plus our staffs. I opened it by calling on a doctor who just returned from the USS Boxer, from sea, introduced our Cherry Blossom Princess, and then I asked this gentleman to come up. I said: JOHN, you remember this thing we talked about--and gave him this certificate.

The man's name was a mixture between a Hungarian and a Hawaiian name--real long. And JOHN stumbled through that reading, but what a hero he was. You can tell JOHN was so flustered. When he stopped for a second I said, ``April Fools'.''

I have to say, it was probably the greatest April Fools' joke I have ever been involved in.

Senator Daschle just came on the floor. He, Senator Frist, just offered what we would accomplish today. It was just an April Fools' joke, even though he meant it sincerely.

Mr. FRIST. I did mean it sincerely, and it included all, I say to the Democratic leader. It included welfare, FSC/

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ETI, the 22 judicial nominations. We would really be rolling if that were the case. Unfortunately, it is April 1.

[OXENinFLA]

LEVIn up now, calling for us to stop filling the SPR.

[StriperSniper]

Yeah, the windbag has control over so many factors, taxes, regulations, etc. and all the dims can do is go crying to GWB to "Do something!" when they damn sure know that they will condemn anything he does. :(

I'm not really up to speed with most of the news yet, I'm doing my daily oceanographic monitoring. The waters are starting to come alive, Herring are starting to run, so the predators will soon be on the attack. :) I stopped by my friend's bait & tackle yesterday and ended up spending the afternoon there with the rest of those suffering with 'cabin fever'.

Did you catch that Ways and Means hearing from yesterday? It is worth a watch, partisan parliamentary games at their best.

[Mo1]

They should have done what Hannity did .. it would have gotten better headlines .. *L*

[OXENinFLA]

Did you catch that Ways and Means hearing from yesterday?

No , I missed it who was under question? (If it was the Energy sec. I watched about 15 mins. this morning but not much happened.)

[OXENinFLA]

Did you hear the AP called Hannity to see if he was really switching................Ahhhhhhhh C-span music.

[StriperSniper]

They had a couple of assistants from the Medicare flap over the cost. Chairman Thomas and Rangle were going at it pretty good a few times, Stark through in his two cents, and very little got done except roll call votes to keep tabling Rangle's proposals.

At one point Rangle wanted to swear in the wittinesses and Thomas came back with the fact that they as employees of the Federal Government, they effectively already were. So if Rangle wanted that, it would be fine with Thomas as long as the Committee members who were in a similar situation would also have to submit to a reaffirmation oath.

[OXENinFLA]

Bush Doctrine Ping.............

Bush Puts Penalties on Nuclear Suppliers

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[OXENinFLA]

FNC WEB HEADLINE

Police: Major Change in Wisconsin Coed Case

[StriperSniper]

On FNC right now, questions about her story.

[StriperSniper]

She had a mysterious incident recently where she was 'hit on the head and moved a block away but not robbed or sexually assaulted'. They are not saying anything like it, but my guess is they got back the toxicology reports, and she was suffering from 'a severe chemical imbalance' if you get my drift.

[OXENinFLA]

Next thing we'll hear is this college student was involved w/ drugs.

Shocking, I know.

[OXENinFLA]

McConnell up now talking about the new Job #'s

[StriperSniper]

I just flipped back.

[Mo1]

just got it on .. thanks

[OXENinFLA]

He's using KERRY'S own words.


LOL!!! this is great!

[StriperSniper]

McConnell's spinner!!!