REPUBLICAN PARTY

Articles and editorials

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

Elections Chief Punished for Taking Check—Franklin County Official Accepted $10,000 on Behalf of GOP From Diebold Consultant, H6312 [21JY]

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]

Hate-Crime Add-On to Child Safety Bill Irks House GOP, H8187 [21SE]

House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]

Incivility Breeds Threats to Democracy, E2653 [30DE]

Kentucky Family Hears Inaugural Call, S98 [20JA]

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

Politician Long in the Making, S1191 [9FE]

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

Tom DeLay's House of Shame, H8729 [6OC]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 513), H9276 [26OC]

Commitee on Ways and Means (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 264), H3055 [5MY]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 112), H719 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H79 [4JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 65), H353 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 64), H353 [2FE] (see H. Res. 68), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 281), H3435 [17MY]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 139), H1024 [8MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 32), H138 [6JA] (see H. Res. 48), H236 [26JA] (see H. Res. 445), H8088 [15SE]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 5), S66 [6JA]

House of Representatives: 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]

Comments by Republicans during filibuster of Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon nominations, S3763 [15AP]

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]

Papers

Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5509-S5512 [19MY]

Should Postal lnspectors Have More Power Than Federal Terrorism Investigators? Senate Republican Policy Committee, S6147-S6149 [7JN]

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]

Blunt, Representative: acknowledgement as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H8922, H8923, H8924, H8974, H8977 [19OC], H8988, H8989, H8990 [20OC], H12234-H12241 [18DE]

———deficit, H9643, H9644 [4NO]

Bush, President: evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H11215-H11217 [7DE]

———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]

Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 513), H9189 [26OC]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 73), H419 [9FE]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 112), H673 [16FE]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H31 [4JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of certain actions by Representative DeLay, H496 [9FE], H2458 [21AP], H2520 [26AP], H2626 [27AP], H2884, H2943 [4MY], E731 [21AP], E733, E749 [22AP]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 65), H339 [2FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 64), H339 [2FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 68), H369 [8FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 139), H1002 [8MR]

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. 32), H81 [6JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 48), H200 [26JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 445), H8060 [15SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2480 [26AP], H2554 [27AP], H2652, H2653 [28AP], H2800-H2806 [3MY], H2886, H2939 [4MY], H2982, H2984, H2985 [5MY], H4076 [26MY], H4302 [9JN], H4901 [22JN], H5595 [30JN], H6555 [26JY], H6939 [28JY], H7570 [29JY], H11317 [8DE], H12172, H12174 [18DE]

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

Coughlan, Patricia: Suburban Republican Women's Club Tribute to Women Award recipient, E963 [13MY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Dallas County Council of Republican Women, E2459 [6DE]

———anniversary of Dallas County Council of Republican Women's Clubs, E2428 [18NO]

———anniversary of Lake Highlands Republican Women (organization), E1975 [28SE]

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

DeLay, Representative: acknowledgement as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [4JA]

———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]

———funding, H180 [25JA], H1423, H1424 [15MR]

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]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H2156 [20AP], H2626 [27AP], H3118 [11MY], H3889 [24MY], H4077 [26MY], H4874-H4880 [21JN], H5082, H5092-H5099 [23JN], H6111, H6112 [20JY], H8517 [29SE], H8729 [6OC], H9108, H9110 [26OC], H9281, H9331, H9343-H9349 [27OC], H9410-H9412 [28OC], H9558, H9559, H9627, H9628 [3NO], H9691-H9693 [4NO], H10023 [8NO], H11512 [14DE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H11114 [7DE]

House of Representatives: 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], H4718 [17JN], 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]

———open versus restrictive rules, H8187 [21SE]

———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]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8804 [7OC]

Lobbyists: relationship, H1854 [12AP], H1974 [14AP], H3161, H3166 [11MY], H9933 [7NO]

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]

Mesquite Republican Women (organization): anniversary, E1719 [29JY]

National Review (publication): anniversary, E2088 [17OC]

Ohio: investigation of possible improper receipt of political contributions by certain State and local officials, H6312 [21JY]

109th Congress: goals, H5 [4JA]

Political ethics: impact of ethics violations, H8850 [18OC], H11321 [8DE]

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

Public debt: reduce budget deficits by restoring budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility, H3699 [23MY]

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

Smith, Representative Christopher H.: removal from Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) chairmanship, H201 [26JA], H290, H338 [2FE], H514, H515 [9FE], H10125, H10126 [9NO]

Social Security: reform, H948 [3MR]

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: majority party appointments (S. Res. 5), S39 [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], S13307, S13407, S13408 [18NO], S14296-S14298 [21DE]

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

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, S109 [24JA], S3353 [7AP], S4169 [25AP], S4226 [26AP], S10203-S10205 [20SE], S11339 [17OC]

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]

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]

Reports

Proper Scope of Questioning for Judicial Nominees: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S10490 [27SE]

Teachers Are Key to Success of `No Child Left Behind' Act—Better Pay for Better Teaching: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S14282-S14284 [21DE]

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]

Return to the Rules of the 108th Congress: House Republican Conference, H2620 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to the Committee on Rules (House), H31 [4JA]

H. Res. 32, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H81 [6JA]

H. Res. 48, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H200 [26JA]

H. Res. 64, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 65, majority party appointments to Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H339 [2FE]

H. Res. 68, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H369 [8FE]

H. Res. 73, majority party appointments to the Committee on Homeland Security (House), H419 [9FE]

H. Res. 112, majority party appointments to the Committee on Resources (House), H673 [16FE]

H. Res. 139, majority party appointments to Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1002 [8MR]

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

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. 264, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Ways and Means (House), H3043 [5MY]

H. Res. 281, majority party appointments to the Committee on the Budget (House), H3406 [17MY]

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]

H. Res. 445, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H8061 [15SE]

H. Res. 513, majority party appointments to the Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9189 [26OC]

S. Res. 5, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S39, S66 [6JA]

S. Res. 6, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S40 [6JA]