Posted on 11/13/2006 12:09:41 PM PST by Mo1
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)
This is kind of breaking my heart. He's such a good guy. Looks like our guys are hanging tough.
btw, thanks, you guys for the fill ins. I had to be away for a bit.
Here we go with the threats!!!! Gonna slow the body down! The new comity and civility. This place is going to have a hard time functioning "if I, Kent Conrad, don't get what I want."
I am still in shock over how many good Senators and Congresspeople we lost....
Especially when you look across the aisle...and see people that never should have been there...and have stayed, and stayed.
Fine by me ... they'll stop spending our money and making stupid laws
It would not break my heart if they quit showing the list of defeated incumbents.
Off Topic
FOX NEWS ALERT
A tropical storm has just produced
Guess they are still hoping for the Big Huricane this year
OK .. I can't stop laughing at this old Hollywood music and watching Di and Kay going at it LOLOLOL
I must gotta go ... I must walk away ... I must do errands
plug this link into your Window player
http://www.fednet.net/asx/sflr_1.asx
It's a riot listening to the music and then watching them go back and forth on the floor
LOL. Hilarious.
Oh lordy, Arlen is trying to explain fine points of law to Feinstein.
It says they are voting to compel the presence of absent senators. Holy cow.
Everyone is voting aye. Who are the recalcitrant senators?
What was that about .. I don't understand
I have come to the conclusion that it was to play for time. They obviously got their differences worked out by agreeing to bring up an Ag bill and pass it so they can stick all of that extra spending in it.
after all that they still passed it??
good grief ... wimps
They kept all of those suffering farmer (agribusiness) amendments out of the military construction bill. They just put them in another bill and promised to pass that tomorrow. Kent Conrad suddenly became gracious.
it's still more spending
Oh great .. Here Comes Big Mary with her hand out and thanking everyone
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