POLITICAL PARTIES

Articles and editorials

Act Now To Ensure Smooth Succession to Presidency, H5010 [5JN]

Coup Against the Constitution, S14628 [12NO]

Coup in the Courts, S10228 [30JY]

Defending the Judiciary, S2152 [11FE]

Democrats Use Wrong Route To Win South, S10202 [30JY]

Filibuster Si, Estrada No! The Great Republican Divide Over How To Fight for Bush's Judicial Nominee, S3672 [13MR]

Forthcoming Clash for the Court, S5803 [7MY]

Fueling the Fire, S10883 [1AU]

Just Vote, S2648 [25FE]

Lawsuit Reveals 312 New Bush ``Pioneer'' Fundraisers, H3878 [9MY]

Nominee Has Earned His Vote, S2648 [25FE]

``Pioneers'' Paved Bush's Way With Big Dollars, H3878 [9MY]

Rush to Judgement—Estrada Nomination Has Been Blocked Too Long, S10202 [30JY]

Set Aside Religion in Public Debate, E1903 [25SE]

Squandering Miguel Estrada, S14629 [12NO]

Stand Firm, S5911 [8MY]

Straight Talk on Judicial Nominees, S11471 [15SE]

Supreme Politics—Who'd Replace Justice Stevens?, S2074 [10FE]

Vacancy Rate on Federal Bench Is at a 13-Year Low, S14102 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (see H. Res. 324), H7169 [18JY] (see H. Res. 330), H7454 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 286), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 287), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 288), H5663 [19JN]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (see S. 1442), S9708 [22JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: allow the President to choose between possible successors in the event there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office (see H.R. 2749), H6868 [15JY]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 1941), H3636 [1MY]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 344), H169 [27JA]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 157), H57 [7JA]

———treatment of political organizations (see S. 1059), S6255 [14MY]

Essays

October 1, 1968—Filibuster Derails Supreme Court Appointment: U.S. Senate Historical Office, S14564 [12NO]

Excerpts

``41 Beats 59—That Strange Senate Math,'' Senator Miller, S14755 [12NO]

Letters

Request for Senators' evaluation of judicial nominees: Senator Hatch, S10504 [31JY]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Jorge C. Rangel, S11471 [15SE]

———Senator Corzine, S14728 [12NO]

———several Senators, S15952 [25NO]

Use of the filibuster relative to judicial nominations in the Senate: Robert A. Caro, S14734 [12NO]

Lists

Clinton judicial nominees not confirmed in Congress first nominated, S2996 [3MR]

Federalist Society events participants, S122 [9JA]

Internal attorney memoranda provided as part of Senate consideration of certain nominations, S2886 [27FE]

``Pioneer'' fundraisers from President Bush's 1999 primary campaign: Texans for Public Justice (organization), H3867-H3877 [9MY]

President Clinton judicial nominees not confirmed in Congress first nominated, S2248 [12FE]

Memorandums

Investigations of All Physical and Electronic Records and Documents Relative to the Use of Federal Resources To Monitor Actions by Democratic Members of the Texas Legislature: Dept. of Homeland Security, H7312 [22JY]

Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Democratic Congressional Staff Members, E2347 [20NO], E2370, E2371 [21NO], E2465 [25NO]

Messages

Withdrawal of Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada To Be Circuit Judge: President Bush, S11062 [4SE]

Motions

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7156 [18JY]

———treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 330), H7336 [23JY]

Petitions and memorials

Michigan: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S14652 [12NO]

Proclamations

Tribute to Ohio College Republican Federation: Representative Ney, E1734 [9SE]

Proposals

Treatment of Committee on Ways and Means (House) minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7197 [21JY], H7319 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7165 [18JY], H7197 [21JY], H7351, H7352 [23JY]

———treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7148-H7157 [18JY]

———treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 330), H7336 [23JY]

Congress: impact of partisanship, H9075 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 286), H6872 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to destroy or conceal all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature, H7312, H7313 [22JY]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 287), H6436, H6437, H6440 [9JY], H6872 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 288), H6872 [16JY]

Government: growth in size and spending, H6595-H6600 [10JY]

Harris County, TX: condemn actions of the Harris County Republican Party relative to hearing on redistricting plan, H5913 [25JN]

Marion County, FL: Marion County Young Republicans recipient of National Federation of Young Republicans Young Republican Club of the Year award, E1533 [18JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club, E989 [19MY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H419, H432 [12FE], H684 [13FE], H1359 [26FE], H1752 [12MR], H10536 [6NO], E532 [20MR], E2347 [20NO], E2370 [21NO], E2464 [25NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: allow the President to choose between possible successors in the event there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office, H5010 [5JN]

Republican Party: impact of neoconservative movement, H6595-H6600 [10JY]

Schnidt, Rita Z.: Jefferson County, CO, Democrats (organization) Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient, E1995 [8OC]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (H.R. 1941), E848 [1MY]

Taxation: provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 157), E9 [8JA]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4018, H4019, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4098, H4099, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4113-H4120 [14MY], H4151, H4175-H4179 [15MY], H4219, H4221, H4223, H4226, H4241 [19MY], H4263, H4336, H4349-H4354 [20MY], H4519 [21MY], H5251, H5252 [11JN], H5270 [12JN], H5685 [23JN], E954, E956, E986 [15MY]

———use of Dept. of Homeland Security and Texas Dept. of Public Safety resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature, H4114-H4118 [14MY], H4151, H4177 [15MY], H4219, H4221, H4223, H4224, H4225, H4241 [19MY], H4263, H4325, H4327, H4334, H4335, H4336, H4351-H4354 [20MY], H4372, H4373, H4374, H4518, H4519 [21MY], H5251, H5252 [11JN], H5270 [12JN]

———use of Dept. of Homeland Security resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature, H5735-H5740, H5782, H5783 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bellmore, Fern: Northern Michigan County Democratic Party Duane Weiss Award recipient, S11345 [10SE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): bipartisan tradition in approving Sec. of the Treasury nominees, S1841 [30JA]

Congress: encourage debate on issues of national concern, S11735 [22SE]

Congressional Hispanic Caucus: membership, S2133 [11FE]

Courts: history of District of Columbia Circuit Court decisions, S2279-S2281 [12FE]

Federalist Society: tribute, S120-S123 [9JA]

Leavitt, Michael O.: boycott of Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) confirmation hearing for EPA Administrator nominee by Democratic Senators, S12306, S12308 [2OC]

National Women's Business Council: insure that vacancies are filled in a timely and equitable manner (S. 1442), S9717 [22JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S120-S123 [9JA], S2022-S2034 [6FE], S2069 [10FE], S2127-S2139, S2148, S2151-S2172 [11FE], S2232-S2234, S2239, S2248-S2266, S2279, S2291-S2302, S2305, S2307, S2312-S2334 [12FE], S2380-S2384, S2391-S2402, S2404-S2413 [13FE], S2506-S2508 [14FE], S2554-S2567, S2569-S2573 [24FE], S2622, S2642-S2654, S2662-S2673 [25FE], S2725-S2730, S2754, S2769, S2773-S2779, S2799, S2801, S2802, S2804, S2821-S2824 [26FE], S2898, S2903 [27FE], S2994-S2997, S3000, S3001, S3007-S3013, S3015-S3019, S3021, S3022 [3MR], S3058-S3062, S3065-S3074, S3078 [4MR], S3123 [5MR], S3208, S3211-S3218, S3247, S3337 [6MR], S3375, S3376, S3380-S3383 [10MR], S3429-S3456 [11MR], S3668-S3678, S3683-S3687 [13MR], S3825-S3834 [18MR], S4497 [27MR], S4552, S4553 [31MR], S4603-S4614 [1AP], S4667, S4671-S4675 [2AP], S4891 [7AP], S5050-S5052 [9AP], S5460-S5472 [29AP], S5512, S5515, S5517, S5521 [30AP], S5624, S5636-S5638, S5692 [1MY], S5709 [5MY], S5755-S5758, S5792 [6MY], S5803-S5805, S5831 [7MY], S5907-S5912, S5979 [8MY], S5984, S5986, S5987 [9MY], S6502 [15MY], S6943 [22MY], S7125 [23MY], S7528-S7531 [9JN], S7665, S7668, S7678 [11JN], S8870 [7JY], S9319 [14JY], S9581 [17JY], S9951, S9953, S9991 [25JY], S10025, S10026 [28JY], S10091-S10098 [29JY], S10171, S10172, S10196-S10203, S10216-S10235 [30JY], S10455-S10467, S10470-S10477, S10503-S10507, S10589, S10591-S10594, S10596 [31JY], S10883, S10884 [1AU], S11062-S11065, S11096-S11100, S11107-S11109 [4SE], S11466-S11471 [15SE], S11625 [17SE], S11720 [18SE], S11781 [23SE], S11967 [25SE], S12126 [29SE], S12147 [30SE], S12308, S12349 [2OC], S12884 [20OC], S13063 [22OC], S13074, S13075 [23OC], S13842, S13902 [4NO], S13994, S14077 [5NO], S14086, S14090-S14104 [6NO], S14229-S14231, S14242 [7NO], S14287-S14298, S14304-S14308, S14311, S14312, S14317, S14324-S14334 [10NO], S14399 [11NO], S14528-S14777, S14786-S14790 [12NO], S15923, S15952-S15954 [25NO], S16153 [9DE]

Rushmore Policy Council: condemn actions relative to Senator Daschle's reelection campaign, S5828 [7MY]

Senate: confirmation of certain judicial nominees, unanimous-consent agreement, S14698 [12NO]

Supreme Court: Presidential consultation with Senate prior to making Justice nominations, S8857 [27JN]

Taxation: treatment of political organizations (S. 1059), S6260 [14MY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: nomination process, S7065 [22MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security Transmission of Records on Use of Federal Resources To Monitor Actions by Democratic Members of the Texas Legislature: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 286) (H. Rept. 108-223), H7224 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice Transmission of Records on Use of Federal Resources To Monitor Actions by Democratic Members of the Texas Legislature: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 108-215), H7084 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation Transmission of Records on Use of Federal Resources To Monitor Actions by Democratic Members of the Texas Legislature: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 108-220), H7169 [18JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7148 [18JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S14529 [12NO]

Statements

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Rules Relative to Judicial Nominations: Senator Feingold, S14100 [6NO]

Paez Filibuster: Senator Boxer, S14570 [12NO]

Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Several Democratic Senators, S2153 [11FE]

Tables

Pharmaceutical company contributions by party (2002), H5912 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 324, treatment of Committee on Ways and Means (House) minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7148 [18JY]

S. 1059, tax treatment of political organizations, S6261 [14MY]

S. 1442, National Women's Business Council Independence Preservation Act, S9718 [22JY]