Senate Coverage -- (September'06)

Thomas ^ | 9/5/06

[Mo1]

Posted on 05/01/2006 1:22:51 PM EDT 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.

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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.

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OTHER LINKS

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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

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[Mo1]

I don't have a Senate ping list .. but I manage to do the thread

[Mo1]

ok .. maybe I made one mistake :0(

[defconw]

Well I found it. Now what? :)

[Mo1]

Wait for the lectures from the Dems???

Doesn't seem like much is going on at the moment .. so I guess that's good news :0)

[defconw]

LOL, I have not missed those idiots one bit. :)

[Mo1]

FNC is reporting the President is due to speak at 1:20pm

Delaware Dem is up slamming the President about the drug problem in Afghan and the problems in Iraq

[Mo1]

It's Tom Carper

[defconw]

Must be Carper, LOL. My cable is acting up. I can get FNC so I have not called to get it fixed yet. I need to do that. I am such a FNC addict I keep forgetting the other channels are not coming in very well. :)

[tiredoflaundry]

Peach has a thread up for the President's speech.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695814/posts

[Mo1]

Carper says instead of a road map to peace .. we have a road map to war

Says we need new leaderership from the President

[Mo1]

Must be Carper, LOL

Yea, that's him

For some reason I kept thing Castle .. I knew that was wrong but I couldn't remember Carper's name

Cornyn is up now saying he disagrees with Carper

[defconw]

I really need to call the cable company, Cornyn looks like a smurf. I can't make out what he's saying through the buzzing. :(

[Mo1]

Try posting this in your url of windows

http://www.fednet.net/asx/sflr_1.asx


Cornyn is giving a history lesson when the WOT really started ...

He said it could have started in 1979 in Iran .. or in 1983 with the Beirut bombing .. and he list a bunch other dates

[Mo1]

that should be url of windows player

[defconw]

Cool that worked. Thanks.

[Txsleuth]

YAY...YOU ARE TERRIFIC...

Thanks for the ping and the new Senate thread.

[Txsleuth]

I just got home from lunch with the #1 gr-daughter..missed Cornyn darn it.

I did hear Durbin going through his litany of complaints before I left...I can't repeat them though...they went in one ear and out the other...like all of their complaints.

[Txsleuth]

Hi deffie....good to see you today!

I have cartoons on my TV..so I have to listen and watch the Senate on my computer...

[defconw]

Mo1 gave me a good link. I have GWB on TV and Rush on the radio and now the Senate on. I have to remember to bookmark the link. It comes in really well.

[Mo1]

the president is on now

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695814/posts

[Txsleuth]

Mo1...I heard a report on the ABC Radio news that the Senate is debating the "censure of Rumsfeld" today ...

Is THAT what they are doing??

[defconw]

Wyden is up talking about putting a hold on some bill, did not catch the name but it has soemthing to do with Teri Schiavo. Other then that, I have not heard anything.

[Mo1]

Is THAT what they are doing??

I haven't heard it brought up yet

Carper was up earlier talking about the need of new leadership with the war in Afghan and in Iraq .. but he never mentioned Rummy's name

[Bahbah]

I could not believe how weak and whiney Carper sounded. "We don't get invited to bi-partisan lunches with the President." FGS

[Mo1]

McConnell is up now talking about NO and Katrina

[defconw]

These guys are really a joke. How about actually doing some work. Geeze!

[Txsleuth]

I can tell Carper why they don't get invited to lunch with the President...

The Secret Service are afraid they would poison Bush's food!!

[Txsleuth]

It would be nice if the GOP Senators would have watched Bush's great speech...and start BACKING him for a change instead of running away like he has cooties.

[defconw]

Oh please they might offend someone. I am offended by them!

[defconw]

Senator Macaca is up. LOL Couldn't resist.

[Mo1]

Kennedy up now .. presenting a Kennedy-Reid amendment to the Defense spending bill

[Bahbah]

Kennedy can barely speak or figure out what's going on. Of course, I can't figure it out either.

[defconw]

Stevens won't let Allen talk? Interesting.

[Mo1]

Allen wants to present a head injury amendment

Kennedy gets to speak first

He starts off about 9/11

[defconw]

I need that Head On stuff to apply directly to my forehead.

[Mo1]

Kenendy says the President is using scare tactics like he did in previous elections

That the American people know better and won't make that mistake again

That the war in iraq had nothing to do with the WOT

[Txsleuth]

Kennedy is spouting FICTION...and calling it FACT..and yet it goes into America's archives of history...

Too bad..

[defconw]

What the bloddy Hell does this speech have to do with the Defense Bill?

[Mo1]

Nothing .. he's trying to rewrite history

[defconw]

Stevens interrupted Allen for this? That's the problem with Senators, they all suck.

[Mo1]

Kennedy is calling it a spin war

[Mo1]

Seems the Kennedy-Reid bill wants the President to admit there is a civil war in Iraq

[Mo1]

Wants the Sec of State to submit more reports about Iraq

[Bahbah]

I predict that the Kennedy amendment will not pass. It may be the most ridiculous thing I have heard in some time.

[defconw]

Somebody tell him the Drinks are half off at Bullfeathers, maybe he will leave.

[Mo1]

And if the Administration doesn't think there is a civil war .. then this bill says they have to explain way and what they will do to prevent one

This is a stupid amendment

Oh and I've lost count on how many times Kennedy mentioned the words "Civil War"

[Mo1]

It may be the most ridiculous thing I have heard in some time.

I was thinking the same thing

It sounds like the Dems want a book report

[Mo1]

Now Kennedy is attacking the Defense Department Report .. says the facts are wrong

Says they need an honest assessment on what is going on

[Txsleuth]

I haven't even been able to count the number of times that he has said "civil war"...

OUR country fought a civil war, fgs....so WHAT???

BUT, he is giving quotes of people that have said "may end up in civil war"..."a civil war is possible"...sounds like he is making Bush's points to me.