Re: Republicans: stop smearing the Democrats and tell us what you've accomplished


"J.C." <jccsplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I guess that answers my question.

Well, in case you want more about the accomplishments, from a very
unbiased source, go here:

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/browse_dd.html


You are joking right? LOL, I guess when you have nothing to give you fall
back on losing the issue in thousands and thousands of words.

Here is one sample - one day out of over 2000.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

Senate confirmed the nominations of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,
and Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.
Senate and House of Representatives met in Joint Session to
receive the President's State of the Union Message.


Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S333-S385
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 2227-2230, and S. Res. 359-362.
Page S370
Measures Passed:
National School Counseling Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 360,
designating the Week of February 6 though February 10, 2006, as
``National School Counseling Week''.
Page S375
Honoring Professional Surveyors: Senate agreed to S. Res. 361,
honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to
society.
Pages S375-76
Honoring Coretta Scott King: Senate agreed to S. Res. 362, honoring
the life of Coretta Scott King and expressing the condolences of the
Senate on her passing.
Pages S376-81
Tax Reconciliation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that at 9:15 a.m., Senate begin consideration of H.R.
4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006; and that the
60 minutes of morning business, following the remarks of the Majority
Leader, be counted against the underlying statutory time limitation.
Page S381
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a
Joint Session of Congress on January 31, 2006; which was ordered to lie
on the table. (PM-35)
Pages S366-79
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 58 yeas 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 2), Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New
Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Pages S334-48, S385
Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years
from February 1, 2006.
Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
Pages S348-56, S385
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Edward P. Lazear, of California, to be a Member of the Council of
Economic Advisers.
W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs,
Department of Homeland Security.
Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour
Division, Department of Labor.
Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Bureau
of Justice Statistics.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps.
Pages S382-85
Messages From the House:
Page S370
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S370-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S371-74
Additional Statements:
Pages S363-66

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S374-75
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)
Page S348
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.,
until 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, February 1, 2006. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S382.)

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to
examine pandemic influenza preparedness at Federal, State and local
levels, after receiving testimony from John Agwunobi, Assistant
Secretary for Health, and Julie L. Gerberding, Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, both of the Department of Health and
Human Services; Mary Mincer Hansen, Iowa Department of Public Health,
Des Moines; Calvin B. Johnson, Pennsylvania Department of Health,
Harrisburg; Bruce W. Dixon, Allegheny County Department of Public
Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Joanne Godley, Philadelphia
Department of Social Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Richard
Webby, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee;
George B. Abercrombie, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Branchburg, New Jersey;
Daniel Soland, Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California; Christopher
Viehbacher, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina;
and John M. Barry, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
VIDEO CONTENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine video content, focusing on video competition,
program access, and local sports programming, after receiving testimony
from Ben Pyne, Disney and ESPN Networks Affiliate Sales, New York, New
York; Matt Polka, American Cable Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Robert G. Lee, WDBJ Television, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia; Joseph W. Waz,
Jr., Comcast Corporation, Washington, D.C.; Daniel M. Fawcett, DIRECTV,
Inc., El Segundo, California; and Doron Gorshein, The America Channel,
Heathrow, Florida.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Kristie A. Kenney, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, and Michael W. Michalak,
of Michigan, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
United States Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Forum, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own
behalf.
HURRICANE KATRINA
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
continued hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina response issues,
focusing on the challenges during a catastrophe, including the
evacuation of New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Katrina, receiving
testimony from Johnny B. Bradberry, Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development, Joseph A. Donchess, Louisiana Nursing
Home Association, and Jimmy Guidry, Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals, all of Baton Rouge; Terry J. Ebbert, City of New Orleans
Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety, and Kevin U. Stephens,
City of New Orleans Health Department, both of New Orleans, Louisiana;
and Walter S. Maestri, Jefferson Parish Department of Emergency
Management, Louisiana.
Committee will meet again on Wednesday, February 1.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Richard
Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine
Safety and Health, after the nominees testified and answered questions
in their own behalf.





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House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4654-
4679; and 17 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 331; and H. Res. 646-652, 665-
663 were introduced.
Pages H23-25
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H25-26
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows today:
Bringing Communities into the 21st Century: A Report on Improving the
Community Development Block Grant Program (H. Rept. 109-365);
H. Res. 653, relating to consideration of the bill (S. 1932) to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95) (H.
Rept. 109-366);
H. Res. 654, to waive a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-367);
H.R. 3897, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with
the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera
Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 109-368); and
H. Res. 648, eliminating floor privileges and access to Member
exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or
officers of the House (H. Rept. 109-369, Pt. 1).
Page H23
Resignation From Congress: Read a letter from Representative Robert
Menendez wherein he notified the Speaker of his resignation as
Congressman for the 13th Congressional District of the State of New
Jersey, effective close of business on Monday, January 16, 2006.
Page H3
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announces to the House that, in
light of the resignation of the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr.
Menendez, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 433.
Page H3
Recess: The House recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m.
Pages H3-4
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and
ascertained the presence of a quorum (389 present, Roll No. 1).
Page H4
Committee to Notify the President That a Quorum of Each House Has
Assembled: The House agreed to H. Res. 649, authorizing the Speaker to
appoint a committee to join with a committee on the part of the Senate
to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled, and
Congress is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased
to make. Subsequently, the Speaker appointed acting Majority Leader
Blunt and Minority Leader Pelosi to the Committee.
Page H4
Notifying the Senate That a Quorum of the House Is Present: The House
agreed to H. Res. 650, to authorize the Clerk of the House to inform
the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and that the House is
ready to proceed with business.
Page H4
Meeting Hour: The House agreed to H. Res. 651, establishing the hour of
daily meeting of the House.
Pages H4-5
State of the Union Message: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 77,
providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President on the state of the Union on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 9
p.m.
Page H5
Morning Hour Debate: During the second session of the 109th Congress,
agreed that on the legislative days of Monday and Tuesday before May
15, 2006, the House shall convene 90 minutes earlier than otherwise
established for the purpose of morning-hour debate. Agreed that on the
legislative day of Tuesday after May 15, 2006, the House shall convene
for morning-hour debate one hour earlier than the time otherwise
established.
Page H5
Extension of Remarks: Agreed by unanimous consent to authority for
Members to extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the
Congressional Record.
Page H5
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, February 1, 2006.
Page H5
Moment of Silence: The Chair led the House in a moment of silence to
respect the memory of Coretta Scott King.
Page H5
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and
her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and
expressing condolences to the King family on her passing--Order of
Business: The House agreed that it should be in order to immediately
consider H. Res. 655, honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs.
Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle
for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her
passing; that the resolution be considered as read; that the

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previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and
the preamble to its adoption without intervening motion except one hour
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and notwithstanding
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further
consideration of the resolution to a time designated by the Speaker.
Later, the Chair announced that further consideration will be postponed
until Wednesday, February 2, 2006.
Pages H5-14
Social Security Advisory Board-appointment: Read a letter from the
Speaker wherein he announced his appointment of Mrs. Barbara Kennelly
of Connecticut to the Social Security Advisory Board.
Page H14
Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center in the Library of
Congress-appointment: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
announced his reappointment of Ms. Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Cambridge,
Massachusetts; and his appointment of Mr. Charlie Seeman of Spring
Creek, Nevada to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center
in the Library of Congress.
Page H14
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission-
appointment: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he announced his
appointments of Mr. Jack L. Schenendorf of Chevy Chase, Maryland and
Mr. Matthew K. Rose of Westlake, Texas to the National Surface
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.
Page H14
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Read a
letter from the Speaker wherein he announced his appointments of Mr.
Peter T. R. Brookes of Springfield, Virginia and Ms. Kerri Houston of
Great Falls, Virginia.
Page H14
Recess: The House recessed at 5:22 p.m. and reconvened at 8:43 p.m.
Page H14
State of the Union Address: President George W. Bush delivered his
State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 77. He was escorted into the House
Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives Blunt, Pryce of
Ohio, Dreier, Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn and Senators Frist, McConnell,
Santorum, Hutchison, Kyl, Dole, Specter, Reid, Durbin, Stabenow,
Schumer, Obama, Salazar and Menendez. The President's message was
referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-80).
Pages H15-19
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 77 was held at the desk; and S. Con.
Res. 78 was referred to the International Relations Committee.
Page H19
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H4.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10:11 p.m.

Committee Meetings
DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT--RESOLUTION AGREEING TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4 with one Member voting
present, a rule providing that the House hereby concurs in the Senate
amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 1932) to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95). Testimony was
heard from Representative LaTourette.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES
COMMITTEE--EXTEND AND MODIFY AUTHORITIES NEEDED TO COMBAT TERRORISM
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the
waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of February
1, 2006, providing for consideration or disposition of a bill to extend
and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other
purposes.
LIMITING ACCESS OF FORMER MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO MEMBER AREAS
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, by voice vote, H. Res. 648, To
eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for
registered lobbyists who are Former Members or Officers of the House.
Testimony was heard from Representative Snyder.



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