Congressional Actions to close out the session
Dec 17, 2014 6:44:44 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 6:44:44 GMT -6
Ahhh..another year closes and another Congress is about done. Like a Turkey in the oven...with a rather poor cook....it's a done bird.
I may bring myself to summarize some of the nonsense this last week or two included. It sure had plenty for the 'good, bad and ugly' style of report. No question there.
The thing is... it isn't the 88 judges confirmed on the last night. It's not the permanent Duck Stamp act..whatever the heck that is, precisely. Hell, it's not even the head of Immigration and Customs, confirmed like an afterthought, in the final hours of the Senate. (We used to care about a meaningful process behind major appointments...how quaint in hindsight)...
I think it was the Barry M. Goldwater post office that gets me the most. Why did little Prescott, Arizona need to be burdened in such a harsh way? Perhaps another bit of political payback to poor Arizona? Whatever the cause...that is but one of many last minute 'They really did that?!' items people will surely love to check out.
U.S. Congressional Daily Summaries
The last day isn't up yet (It only shows Monday), and so there is still Tuesday to be listed. Click on the "Senate" or "House" under the year and month you're interested. 2014, December in this case. You will see a plain list of headings that always starts with the opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Yes...BOTH Houses of Congress open every business day with a prayer, as a side note of trivia).
When you see what interests you...like the Barry M. Goldwater post office vote, on the right are three options. "PDF", "TXT" and "More". The txt option is normally plenty and shows the text entered into the record. Often, quite interesting and depending on the topic? It can be more informative than many documentaries. Much shorter too.... This is where both absurd things like a lonely little post office in Arizona get renamed, and long rambling speeches about immigration (with the research of dozens of staffers) are delivered with more facts than Wiki would ever know what to do with. (a hint for folks looking for that sort of thing).
Here is a quick look at how simple it is to view and read the full text of what Congress is up to on any given day ...but days like this make for special interest reading.
Enjoy finding the follies! :)
I may bring myself to summarize some of the nonsense this last week or two included. It sure had plenty for the 'good, bad and ugly' style of report. No question there.
The thing is... it isn't the 88 judges confirmed on the last night. It's not the permanent Duck Stamp act..whatever the heck that is, precisely. Hell, it's not even the head of Immigration and Customs, confirmed like an afterthought, in the final hours of the Senate. (We used to care about a meaningful process behind major appointments...how quaint in hindsight)...
I think it was the Barry M. Goldwater post office that gets me the most. Why did little Prescott, Arizona need to be burdened in such a harsh way? Perhaps another bit of political payback to poor Arizona? Whatever the cause...that is but one of many last minute 'They really did that?!' items people will surely love to check out.
U.S. Congressional Daily Summaries
The last day isn't up yet (It only shows Monday), and so there is still Tuesday to be listed. Click on the "Senate" or "House" under the year and month you're interested. 2014, December in this case. You will see a plain list of headings that always starts with the opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Yes...BOTH Houses of Congress open every business day with a prayer, as a side note of trivia).
When you see what interests you...like the Barry M. Goldwater post office vote, on the right are three options. "PDF", "TXT" and "More". The txt option is normally plenty and shows the text entered into the record. Often, quite interesting and depending on the topic? It can be more informative than many documentaries. Much shorter too.... This is where both absurd things like a lonely little post office in Arizona get renamed, and long rambling speeches about immigration (with the research of dozens of staffers) are delivered with more facts than Wiki would ever know what to do with. (a hint for folks looking for that sort of thing).
Here is a quick look at how simple it is to view and read the full text of what Congress is up to on any given day ...but days like this make for special interest reading.
Enjoy finding the follies! :)