CALL YOUR SENATORS -- TELL THEM GOP WON THE ELECTION -- GOP COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN NEEDED ASAP

Roll Call and C-SPAN Hearings from the Senate ^ | 14 January 2003 | Various

[deport]

It's time to call the action to the floor and let the public know what is going on.

Frist to appoint GOP chairmen, flap settled or not
By Amy Fagan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

     Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said last night that if the parties did not resolve a dispute over how to split committee funding by early today, he would attempt to appoint Republican committee chairmen and members without resolving the funding issue.
     "If an agreement isn't reached shortly I will be moving forward with the committee resolution," said Mr. Frist, Tennessee Republican.
     Until an organizing resolution is passed, the committee setup remains as it was in the 107th Congress — with Democrats holding the committee gavels and new senators without committee assignments.
     Mr. Frist said negotiations over funding would continue through last night and he would assess the situation this morning.
     If there has not been "sufficient progress" by then, he said last night that he will bring to the floor today an organizing resolution that would set committee membership and Republican committee chairmen, giving the Republicans their one-vote majority on committees.
     Democrats would likely object strongly to this, since they want a nearly equal split in committee funding and want this stipulated in any organizing resolution.
     They say a nearly equal split is fair, since that was the setup when they controlled the Senate last session. That setup carried over from the beginning of last session, when the Senate was split 50-50, with Republicans in control.
     "What we had agreed to with a 51-49 breakdown in the 107th Congress is what we ought to agree to with a 51-49 breakdown in the 108th Congress," said Minority Leader Tom Daschle, South Dakota Democrat. "Let's do in this Congress what we did in the last one."
     Republicans say the last session was a unique situation because the Senate changed to Democratic control halfway through the year, and it was impractical to negotiate a new funding arrangement. They note that historically, majority party chairmen could take as much as two-thirds of the funding for committees, and the minority party got one-third.
     Sen. George Allen, Virginia Republican, complained that Republicans control the Senate again, but Mr. Daschle is "once again finding some procedural way of blocking Senate action," adding that it is part of a "continuing pattern of behavior."
     An early confirmation hearing for Tom Ridge as head of the new Homeland Security Department has fallen victim to the organizing fight.
     Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman — the Connecticut Democrat who was chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee in the 107th Congress — called a hearing for this week and planned to preside over it.
     But he said the White House balked at a hearing with a Democratic chairman. A Ridge hearing set for today was canceled and a new one has been set for Friday, though it is not clear who will be chairman.
     Mr. Lieberman has offered to turn the gavel over to the panel's incoming Republican chairman, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, if the Senate organizing dispute is not resolved.
     Democrats said committee hearings can proceed without an organizing resolution.
     "We don't need a new organizing resolution to do the work of the Senate," Mr. Daschle said.

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[Wphile]

I'm not sure on that either. I'll check that out too. I know Howlin said that Edwards would be off the committee but I had read that he wanted to use it as his platform for his presidential run. Maria was worthless on the committee. She couldn't even do anything without first looking at Leahy. Wouldn't surprise me if she bowed out.

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[not-alone]

thanks for posting this thread. I was so mad at Nelson this morning, when he was talking on the Senate floor.. I have contacted his office twice today and emailed Graham.Reid was calling Daschle Majority leader on the floor today. I asked them if they knew who won the election?

[mathluv]

Frist, Allen, and Santoram (sp?) were shown with their comments, also Dasshole - he says they won't cave. Carl Cameron says Frist hopes it will be resolved by the holiday - dims like their holidays.

[Fraulein]

My condolences!

My senators: Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander

[Wphile]

Reid said "the election in November doesn't matter."

Just heard Carl Cameron say that Frist is threatening to keep them in session next week - when they were supposed to be off - in order to get this done. They were supposed to be OFF next week? Sheesh...they just got back one week ago! Unbelieveable.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for taking action. We need to keep blanketing the United States Senators with our outrage as taxpayers! They are not doing their job!

[farmfriend]

I watched this on C-Spam, what the demos are asking for is the same deal they gave to Republicans according to the demos I heard speak. They seemed to think the Republicans were asking for the 2/3 - 1/3 split of prior years. Something the Demos would have done had they picked up seats. The Republicans were upset that they were holding up the chairmanships until an agreement was reached. Something that was not done in the past. Hand the gavels over and negotiate. That is the way it should work.

[Wphile]

I didn't catch the whole thing. Did Carl Cameron mention anything about the Dems intention to go back to the 2/3, 1/3 ratio had they taken back the Senate?

I swear, we freepers need a TV show so we can tell everybody what is really happening!

[MonroeDNA]

Called Sen. Bob Graham's office; they are closed for the day. Rather than leave a message, I'll call again tomorrow, followed by a hand written letter.

Same for Bill Nelson.

And I'll also pass along encouragement to Frist.

[TLBSHOW]

I asked them if they knew who won the election?



as I always say keep the Republicans Feet to the fire

but then I am slammed for it! go figure......

[PhiKapMom]

I saw Cameron as well. I say keep them there all night too!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I at home sick today. I sounded like crap, but I made some calls.

BUMP!!

[Keith]

Nice work by Fox on this problem...no wonder Daschole hates them.

I think Frist should go to the mikes and say, "all you are doing is guaranteeing that when we go to the polls in 04, we will show no quarter and you will get your asses kicked like a narc at a biker rally."

[PhiKapMom]

Mud --

How did Warner get elected with no challenger?

PKM

[MonroeDNA]

I think that 2/3-1/3rd should be re-established, as of right now.

Cut the rats off at the knees.

Let's see what Frist comes up with. He has one heck of a friend, in the White House.

P.S. Aren't we all glad it isn't Trent in charge right about now?

[not-alone]

This was pre-planned by Democrats before the 108th started. The Republican leadership got copies of emails, one was from Patty Murray's office Jan 2 or 3 saying Daschle plan was for them to keep chairs and obstruct , they keep raising the ante today; were adding staff space and Judge appointments

[Steven W.]

"What we had agreed to with a 51-49 breakdown in the 107th Congress is what we ought to agree to with a 51-49 breakdown in the 108th Congress," said Minority Leader Tom Daschle, South Dakota Democrat. "Let's do in this Congress what we did in the last one."

Daschle lies - it was 50-49 with 1 independent last time. This time it is 51-49 with 1 independent. Not to mention last time the DemoncRATs needed to replace Paul Coverdale with Zig-Zag-Zell Miller and substituted the dead Carnahan's widow for Ashcroft, just to get the point where it "appeared" they had equality (which they didn't)

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks! The more voices heard the better!