DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Analyses

Impact on Families of the House Budget Reconciliation Package: Committee on Economics (Joint) Minority Staff, H10633 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Democrats' Climate Push May Squeeze GOP Moderates on Science Panel, E2271 [3NO]

Gingrich Ethics Case—Panel Trusted His Motives, Gingrich Told GOP Allies Tape Reveals Confidence To Seek Speaker's Post, E100 [26JA]

Gingrich Is Heard Urging Tactics in Ethics Case, E99 [26JA]

House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]

Incivility Breeds Threats to Democracy, E2653 [30DE]

``Little Engine That Could '', H2723 [28AP]

Rep. King Says Russert and Others in Media Should `Be Shot,' Not Karl Rove, H6310 [21JY]

Ronnie Earle Should Not Be a Prosecutor, H8712 [6OC]

Woman of the Year—Instead of Celebrating Condi Rice, Democrats Nip at Her Ankles, S398 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H12289 [18DE]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H12289 [18DE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [3MY]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 161), H1622 [16MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 66), H353 [2FE]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 33), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 49), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 62), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE] (see H. Res. 111), H719 [16FE] (see H. Res. 307), H4296 [8JN]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (see S. Res. 6), S66 [6JA]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 7), H79 [4JA]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (see H. Res. 153), H1509 [15MR] (see H. Res. 213), H2102 [14AP]

House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (see H. Res. 324), H4644 [16JN]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H73 [4JA]

Letters

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: Senators Landrieu and Vitter, S9773 [8SE]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, made not in order by the Committee on Rules (House), H3129 [11MY]

Motions

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H344 [2FE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2777 [3MY]

House of Representatives: establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 153), H1435 [15MR]

House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4649 [16JN]

Poems

``Apologies Are Real Cool'', E1640 [27JY]

Press releases

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]

Proposals

House Rules violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization, H4414 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H8532 [29SE], H12261, H12264, H12266 [18DE]

Battisto, Joe: Monroe County, PA, Democratic Party Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2196 [27OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H8922, H8923, H8924, H8974, H8977 [19OC], H8988, H8989, H8990 [20OC]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H339 [2FE], H389 [8FE]

Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: political agenda, H3118 [11MY]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563-H2572 [27AP], H2702 [28AP], H2779 [3MY], H2985, H2986, H2990, H2996, H2997 [5MY], H3079-H3084 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2768-H2778 [3MY], E903 [5MY]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 161), H1547 [16MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): amend rules to allow minority party to conduct oversight hearings on the administration, E157 [2FE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 66), H339 [2FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 33), H82 [6JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), H203 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 49), correction in engrossment, H219 [26JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 62), H317 [2FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 74), H422 [9FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 111), H665 [16FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2480 [26AP], H2554 [27AP], H2800-H2806 [3MY], H2939 [4MY], H4076 [26MY], H4302 [9JN], H4901 [22JN], H5595 [30JN], H6555 [26JY], H11317 [8DE], H12172, H12174 [18DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide equitable distribution of medals between majority and minority parties, H206, H213-H215 [26JA]

Dean, Howard: characterization of remarks made about Republicans, H996 [8MR], H4162 [7JN], H4274 [8JN]

DeLay, Representative: editorial in Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer on certain ethics charges, H1901 [13AP]

———indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8711 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: cancellation of plans to broadcast Ed Schultz' radio talk show on American Forces Network, H8922, H8925 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding to be used to appoint an individual to a Federal advisory committee on the basis of political affiliation, H5137 [24JN]

Dillenburg, Jack: Chautauqua County, NY, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1279 [17JN], E1283 [20JN]

Domestic policy: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H11277-H11279 [8DE]

———national agenda, H1423, H1424 [15MR], H1610 [16MR], H2533, H2540 [26AP], H2985 [5MY], H3289 [16MY], H3756-H3761 [23MY], H4125 [26MY], H4174-H4179 [7JN], H5948-H5954 [18JY], H6555 [26JY], H8854 [18OC], H8989 [20OC], H9110 [26OC], H9416-H9418 [28OC], H9633-H9638 [3NO], H10150 [10NO], H10379, H10382 [16NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, H4491 [15JN]

504 Democrat Club: tribute, E1206 [14JN]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 7), H32 [4JA]

———condemn practice of scheduling critical votes at times that discourage comprehensive media coverage, H994 [8MR]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 153), H1435 [15MR]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 213), H1992 [14AP]

———impact of bipartisanship, H2723 [28AP], H3440 [18MY]

———impact of partisanship, H496 [9FE], H1606 [16MR], H2942 [4MY], H3898 [25MY], H4707, H4718 [17JN], H6310 [21JY], H9680-H9682, H9686, H9687, H9691-H9693 [4NO], H10138 [9NO], H11310, H11317 [8DE], H11753 [15DE], H12154 [17DE], E2653 [30DE]

———importance of bipartisanship, H6207 [21JY]

———legislative process, H12173, H12174, H12176 [18DE]

House Rules: clarify usage regulations for cell phones purchased with campaign funds, H21 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H19-H25 [4JA], H1875-H1881 [12AP], H1901 [13AP], H2155, H2156, H2157 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2520 [26AP], H2628, H2630 [27AP], H2885 [4MY], H3887 [24MY]

———violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4565, H4566, H4567, H4644-H4650 [16JN]

Hoyer, Representative: acknowledgement as minority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

McDermott, Representative: verdict in civil lawsuit relative to interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, E99 [26JA]

Members of Congress: ABC News report on failure of Members to properly disclose travel forms, H2628 [27AP]

109th Congress: goals, H5 [4JA]

Pelosi, Representative: acknowledgement as minority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Political parties: impact of partisanship, H634 [16FE]

Republican Party: apology at NAACP conference for ``southern strategy'' started in 1968 to use race as a wedge on certain issues, E1640 [27JY]

———national agenda, H5092-H5099 [23JN]

Rove, Karl: characterization of Democratic response to terrorist attacks on U.S., H5104, H5105 [24JN], H5179 [27JN]

Social Security: reform, H948 [3MR], H4123 [26MY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S13989 [19DE], S14256 [21DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S11653-S11656 [20OC], S11736 [21OC], S11779 [25OC]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S918-S923 [3FE]

Committees of the Senate: funding, S40, S41 [6JA], S98 [20JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 6), S40 [6JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S993 [3FE], S1361 [15FE], S4534 [28AP], S7880 [1JY], S8204 [13JY], S8332, S8375-S8377 [15JY], S9249, S9319 [28JY], S9418 [29JY], S10392 [22SE], S13068 [17NO], S13407, S13408 [18NO], S14296-S14298 [21DE]

Dean, Howard: characterization of remarks made about Republicans, S6186 [8JN]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758 [24OC]

———oversight hearings on Social Security privatization proposals, S553 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: ensure fairness and balance in political programming on the American Forces Network, S12436-S12440 [7NO], S12468-S12471, S12474-S12482 [8NO]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S110, S116, S127, S130-S132 [24JA], S4167 [25AP], S11340, S11341-S11343 [17OC], S11750-S11753 [24OC]

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: public policy views, S6182, S6183 [8JN]

Oregon: bipartisan agenda and legislative goals, S3344-S3346 [7AP]

Reid, Senator: release of Republican National Committee research briefing criticizing political tactics, S995, S1065 [7FE], S1073 [8FE], S1176 [9FE], S1255 [10FE]

Rove, Karl: characterization of Democratic response to terrorist attacks on U.S., S7231, S7235, S7283 [23JN]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

———accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S1598 [17FE]

———announcement of series of policy debates and explanation of format, S3227, S3228 [5AP]

———impact of bipartisanship, S6243, S6244 [9JN], S9586 [29JY]

———impact of partisanship, S97 [20JA], S1373 [15FE], S3770 [18AP], S4237-S4243 [26AP], S13545 [14DE], S14200, S14291 [21DE]

———legislative priorities, S114 [24JA]

Supreme Court: unpredictability of Justices' political tendencies in decisionmaking, S10570 [28SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Members of Congress: ABC News report on failure of Members to properly disclose travel forms, H2629 [27AP]

Statements

Committee on Ways and Means (House) Rules Amendment Allowing Minority Party To Conduct Oversight Hearings on the Administration: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E157 [2FE]

Norbert Dreiling: Glenn Staab, E1748 [2SE]

Summaries

Trade Agreements and Access to Medications Under the Bush Administration: Committee on Government Reform (House), H6926 [27JY]

Tables

Senator Santorum voting record on veterans health care funding: Democratic Policy Committee, S7571-S7573 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 7, compensation of certain House of Representatives minority employees, H32 [4JA]

H. Res. 33, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H82 [6JA]

H. Res. 49, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H203 [26JA]

H. Res. 62, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H317 [2FE]

H. Res. 66, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 74, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H422 [9FE]

H. Res. 111, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H665 [16FE]

H. Res. 153, establish House of Representatives bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process, H1435 [15MR]

H. Res. 161, minority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H1547 [16MR]

H. Res. 213, establish House of Representatives bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process, H1992 [14AP]

H. Res. 253, characterization of Democratic amendments to Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2768 [3MY]

H. Res. 307, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H4208 [8JN]

H. Res. 324, House Rules violations by majority party relative to hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization, H4644 [16JN]

S. Res. 6, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S67 [6JA]