REPUBLICAN PARTY

Amendments

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), consideration (H. Res. 477), H7957 [30NO]

Articles and editorials

Absolute Scandal, S6986 [1NO]

Bipartisan Case for National Service, E69 [19JA]

Breaking Faith, S3948 [21JN]

Clint Bolick—Richard Painter Is ``Off-Base'', S3140 [19MY]

Confirming Circuit Judges in the 112th Senate, S5287 [2AU]

Confused Amar/Starr Letter in Support of Goodwin Liu, S3140 [19MY]

Congress Can Learn From Tom Evans' Day, S5832 [21SE]

Congress Needs a Fresh, Bipartisan Start, E1631 [14SE]

Debt-Limit Breakout, S4379 [6JY]

Deficit Hypocrisy, H12 [5JA]

Eat the Future, H810 [15FE]

Federal Judge Vacancies—Confirmation Lag Keeping Benches Cool in South Florida, S1588 [14MR]

Federal Judicial Vacancies Reaching Crisis Point, S666 [14FE]

GOP Jobs Bill Slashes Benefits, Allows States To Drug-Test the Unemployed, H8356 [12DE]

GOP Jumps on Old CBO Job Numbers, H692 [11FE]

Great Divide, S5043 [29JY]

House GOP Agenda—Curtailing Abortion, Cutting Kids, H945 [16FE]

House GOP Targets Consumer Protection Bureau With CR, H1136 [17FE]

House Republicans Huddle With Lobbyists To Kill Financial Reform Bill, H4159 [14JN]

Industry Looks To Derail Dodd-Frank Enforcement, H4159 [14JN]

It's Senate's Duty To Confirm Judges, S5325 [6SE]

Judges' Deaths Add to 9th Circuit Backlog, S6906 [31OC]

Judges—``Totally Broken'' Confirmation Process Causing ``Dire'' Case Backlogs, S1320 [7MR], S1539 [10MR]

Lack of Federal Judges a Serious Issue, S2571 [2MY]

Libya and Republicans—Cutting Off Funds Is What Democrats Do to GOP Presidents, S4052 [23JN]

Miguel Estrada on Goodwin Liu's Contemptible Mud-Flinging, S3139 [19MY]

Misrepresentations, Regulations and Jobs, H6931 [14OC]

Missing Judges, S56 [5JA]

New Pay-Go Rules Reveal GOP's Misplaced Priorities, H12 [5JA]

Northern Kentucky Matriarch Mary Middleton Killed by Garbage Truck, S8762 [17DE]

Other Federal Crisis, S6377 [11OC]

Overnight Energy—Republicans Pounce on Obama's Brazilian Oil Support, H2345 [6AP]

Painter Shouldn't Distort Whelen's Arguments, S3140 [19MY]

Remiss in Confirming Judges, S5325 [6SE]

Republican Wreckage, H5702 [28JY]

Republicans Block Justice Review Proposal in Senate, S6985 [1NO]

Republicans Should Quit Trying To Roll Back Uranium Mining Moratorium, H5406 [25JY]

Republicans Sought Clean-Energy Money for Home States, H6391 [22SE]

Return of ``Drill, Baby, Drill'', H3172 [11MY]

RI Judge Holdup Sends 2 Dozen Cases to NH, MA, S1588 [14MR]

Richard Painter's Deceptive Portrayal of Goodwin Liu—Part 1, S3139 [19MY]

Richard Painter's Deceptive Portrayal of Goodwin Liu—Part 2, S3140 [19MY]

Richard Painter's Deceptive Portrayal of Goodwin Liu—Part 3, S3140 [19MY]

Senior Judges Ease ``A Very Serious Shortage'', S2076 [4AP]

Shame on GOP Senators Who Blocked Goodwin Liu, S3949 [21JN]

So Much for the Gang of 14 Truce, S3948 [21JN]

Spending Cut Hokum—GOP Leaders Hyped Their Budget Savings (excerpt), S2435 [13AP], H2619 [13AP]

Trashing of Court Nominees Must End, S3949 [21JN]

Washington vs. Energy Security, H3173 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 274), H3409 [24MY]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 447), H7068 [25OC]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 202), H2327 [5AP]

Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 155), H1665 [9MR] (see H. Res. 395), H6010 [8SE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H41 [5JA] (see H. Res. 33), H202 [12JA] (see H. Res. 37), H254 [18JA] (see H. Res. 42), H354 [19JA] (see H. Res. 53), H470 [25JA] (see H. Res. 78), H599 [9FE] (see H. Res. 168), H1842 [15MR] (see H. Res. 263), H3219 [11MY] (see H. Res. 303), H4186 [14JN] (see H. Res. 420), H6551 [4OC]

Committees of the Senate: constitute minority party membership (see S. Res. 179), S2875 [11MY]

———minority party appointments (see S. Res. 43), S544 [3FE]

Congress: reform political system to protect elections from foreign and corporate influence and amend Senate Rules to reduce excessive obstruction and protect rights of minority Senators (see S. 9), S122 [25JA]

House Rules: require consideration of any bipartisan amendment to legislation that does not violate any rule and is timely submitted (see H. Res. 45), H354 [19JA]

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (see H.R. 3463), H7829 [17NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), consideration (see H. Res. 477), H7927 [29NO]

Descriptions

America Invents Act (S. 23): Republican Policy Committee, S1365 [8MR]

Letters

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Federico A. Moreno, S4861 [25JY]

———Stephen N. Zack, ABA, S5286 [2AU]

———William T. Robinson III, ABA, S6584 [17OC]

Taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions termination and Election Assistance Commission termination: Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House), H8020 [1DE]

———Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), H8021 [1DE]

Lists

Proposed Republican legislation to address deficit reduction, S1530 [10MR]

Republican waivers of cut-go and germaneness during current Congress, H7089 [26OC]

Motions

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8032 [1DE]

Papers

Constitutional Option—The Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Republican Policy Committee (excerpt), S6375 [11OC]

Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Republican Policy Committee, S89-S93 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Brown, Senator Scott P.: anniversary of election in Massachusetts special election, H388 [20JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H417 [24JA], H1730, H1755-H1761 [11MR], H1789-H1794 [14MR], H1826 [15MR], H2256 [1AP], H2577, H2578 [12AP], H2609 [13AP], H5026 [14JY], H5451 [25JY]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H2649 [13AP], H3927 [2JN], H4153 [14JN]

———reduce spending, H1980 [17MR]

Cain, Herman: characterization of remarks that African-American voters have been ``brainwashed'' relative to conservative political views, H6488 [3OC]

Cantor, Representative: selection as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [5JA]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 274), H3353 [24MY]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H7051 [25OC]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 202), H2314 [5AP]

Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 155), H1626 [9MR]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 395), H5979 [8SE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H27 [5JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 33), H143 [12JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 37), H231 [18JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 42), H323 [19JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 53), H445 [25JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 78), H571 [9FE]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 168), H1826 [15MR]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 263), H3188 [11MY]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 303), H4108 [14JN]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 420), H6533 [4OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H7074 [26OC], H7940 [30NO], H8174 [6DE], H8314-H8316 [8DE]

———goals of the 112th Congress, H5 [5JA]

———importance of bipartisanship, H5451 [25JY], H5499, H5501, H5502 [26JY], H5677 [28JY], H5977, H5979 [8SE], H6014 [9SE], H6186 [15SE], H6518, H6536-H6539 [4OC], H7218, H7222 [2NO], H7320 [3NO], H9914 [16DE], E1631 [14SE]

Democratic Party: condemn disparaging remarks about Tea Party, E1761 [4OC]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H72 [6JA], H442 [25JA], H475 [26JA], H666 [10FE], H706, H708, H709 [11FE], H1377 [28FE], H1805 [15MR], H1899-H1903 [16MR], H2938, H2942 [3MY], H3013 [4MY], H4195 [15JN], H4355-H4361 [21JN], H4463 [23JN], H5032 [14JY], H6863 [13OC], H6934 [14OC], H7003 [24OC], H7062, H7063 [25OC], H7189-H7194 [1NO], H7316-H7322 [3NO], H7586, H7592 [15NO], H7638 [16NO], H7733 [17NO], H7993-H7997 [30NO], H8059-H8062 [1DE], H8202 [7DE], H8741, H8743 [13DE], H8909 [14DE], H9999 [20DE], E134 [26JA], E314 [18FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1676 [10MR], H1827-H1832 [15MR], H1901 [16MR], H6566 [5OC], H6784 [12OC], H7902 [29NO], H7951, H7989-H7994 [30NO], H8741, H8743 [13DE]

Haley, Nikki: tribute to inauguration as Governor of South Carolina, H206 [18JA], E61 [18JA]

House of Representatives: authorizing majority leader and minority leader to accept resignations and to make appointments, H28 [5JA]

———impact of partisanship, H420 [24JA], H592 [9FE], H5941 [7SE], H7581 [15NO]

———importance of bipartisanship, H5378 [22JY], H7883 [18NO], H8907 [14DE], H8984 [15DE], H10000 [20DE]

———legislative priorities, H747-H754 [14FE], H5977 [8SE], H6014 [9SE], H6519 [4OC], H8171 [6DE]

———legislative process, H593 [9FE], H10005 [20DE]

HungerFast.org (coalition): tribute to participants in Hunger Fast 2011 opposing Republican budget proposal cuts to programs benefiting the poor and hungry, H2212 [31MR], H2272 [4AP], H2414 [7AP]

Jackson, Andrew: analysis of political philosophies by Robert W. Merry in ``Andrew Jackson—Tea Party President'', H6859 [13OC]

McCarthy, Representative Kevin: selection as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [5JA]

National objectives: economic recovery, H4687, H4688 [7JY], H5234-H5237 [19JY]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H4786 [8JY], H6242 [20SE], H6568 [5OC], H8146 [6DE], H8744 [13DE], E453 [10MR], E1278 [8JY], E2045 [15NO]

———allegations of partisan political rhetoric leading to violence, H360 [20JA]

Norquist, Grover G.: allegations of criminal and ethical misconduct and use of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to encourage partisanship and advance personal issues, H6509-H6514 [4OC]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H473, H503 [26JA]

Political campaigns: assessment of past Presidential campaigns, H7202 [1NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H7970 [30NO], H8016-H8034 [1DE], E2172, E2173, E2176 [2DE], E2185 [6DE]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), consideration (H. Res. 477), H7949-H7957 [30NO]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), motion to recommit, H8032, H8033 [1DE]

Power resources: increase onshore and offshore energy production to create jobs and increase revenues, H7020 [25OC]

———national energy policy, H3169, H3170 [11MY], H3232, H3262, H3263 [12MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison between level of respect shown to past Presidents and President Obama, H5111-H5113 [15JY]

Pueblo, CO: tribute to Center for American Values, E124 [26JA]

Social Security: efforts to reduce benefits, H4866, H4868, H4869 [12JY], H5789 [30JY]

———privatization proposals, H1034 [16FE], H2508 [7AP], H2849 [14AP], H4474 [23JN]

South Carolina: inauguration of State office holders, H206 [18JA]

States: tribute to wins in legislatures in Mississippi and Virginia, E2100 [18NO]

Taxation: permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H7941 [30NO]

Tea Party movement: agenda, H10009-H10012 [20DE]

Remarks in Senate

Alexander, Senator: resignation as Senate Republican Conference Chairman, S5733 [20SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1416-S1419 [9MR], S1515, S1521, S1541-S1543 [10MR], S1576 [14MR], S1709 [16MR], S1791 [17MR], S1879 [28MR], S1908, S1910-S1912, S1920 [29MR], S1945, S1949, S1964, S1967 [30MR], S2005, S2009, S2026-S2028 [31MR], S2157, S2159 [6AP], S4547 [13JY], S4602-S4605 [14JY]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S666, S667 [14FE], S1947-S1949 [30MR], S2426-S2432, S2436-S2438 [13AP], S2470, S2473, S2477, S2485 [14AP], S2820 [10MY], S2858 [11MY], S2915-S2917 [12MY], S3208 [23MY], S3290, S3296-S3298, S3307, S3316, S3333-S3335 [25MY], S3578 [8JN], S4425 [7JY]

CBO: results of report on congressional job creation plans, S7633 [17NO]

Committees of the Senate: constitute minority party membership (S. Res. 179), S2892 [11MY]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 43), S557 [3FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S4269 [30JN], S4415 [7JY], S7958-S7960 [29NO]

———importance of bipartisanship, S71 [25JA], S1709 [16MR], S4668, S4669 [19JY], S4750 [21JY], S4989-S4992, S4999 [28JY], S5027-S5030, S5033 [29JY], S5155-S5158 [1AU], S5599 [14SE], S6066 [4OC], S7395 [14NO], S8370 [6DE], S8746 [17DE]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S2006 [31MR], S2302 [8AP], S2403-S2405 [12AP], S3481 [6JN], S6702 [19OC], S6789 [20OC], S6897, S6898 [31OC], S7014 [2NO], S7146 [7NO], S7175-S7178 [8NO], S7246 [9NO]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, S6897 [31OC]

———importance of job creation, S3482 [6JN], S7634 [17NO], S7886 [28NO], S8700 [16DE]

EPA: disapprove proposed maximum achievable control technology for boilers, S7176 [8NO]

HungerFast.org (coalition): tribute to participants in Hunger Fast 2011 opposing Republican budget proposal cuts to programs benefiting the poor and hungry, S2438 [13AP]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S72, S106 [25JA], S249-S255, S258 [26JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S55 [5JA], S596 [7FE], S664-S666, S669 [14FE], S953 [28FE], S1319, S1321 [7MR], S1538 [10MR], S1587 [14MR], S1800, S1801 [17MR], S1888-S1890 [28MR], S2076, S2078 [4AP], S2371, S2372 [12AP], S2569-S2571, S2573 [2MY], S2599-S2601 [3MY], S2642, S2648-S2657 [4MY], S2824 [10MY], S2865, S2869 [11MY], S2909-S2911 [12MY], S3011-S3013 [17MY], S3141 [19MY], S3418 [26MY], S3750 [14JN], S3946-S3948 [21JN], S4630-S4632 [18JY], S4860 [25JY], S4893 [26JY], S5285-S5288 [2AU], S5322-S5326 [6SE], S5760 [20SE], S6013, S6027-S6029, S6031 [3OC], S6375-S6377 [11OC], S6485-S6487 [13OC], S6582 [17OC], S6714-S6716 [19OC], S6905-S6907 [31OC], S7114, S7115 [3NO], S7171 [8NO], S7427, S7428 [15NO], S8167-S8175 [5DE], S8351-S8353, S8356 [6DE], S8625, S8628 [15DE], S8770-S8772 [17DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S96 [25JA], S3486 [6JN], S4632 [18JY]

———Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S8469-S8472 [12DE], S8494 [13DE]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S1967, S1970 [30MR], S2560 [2MY], S3039 [17MY], S5315 [6SE], S5348 [7SE], S5651 [15SE], S6014 [3OC], S6583 [17OC], S6632, S6633 [18OC], S8706-S8708 [16DE]

———importance of bipartisanship, S324, S334 [27JA], S433 [2FE], S3981 [22JN], S6474 [13OC], S8012 [30NO]

———legislative priorities, S1519 [10MR], S2560 [2MY], S2756 [9MY], S3477 [6JN], S3802 [15JN], S4107 [27JN], S6014-S6017 [3OC]

———legislative process, S6283-S6285, S6313-S6320 [6OC], S6374 [11OC]

———welcome to new Senators and to majority leader, S16 [5JA]

Social Security: efforts to reduce benefits, S4694 [20JY], S4757 [21JY]

———privatization proposals, S7989 [29NO]

Tea Party movement: agenda, S1533 [10MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, S7175 [8NO], S7274 [9NO]

Reports

Federal Shutdown Could Derail the Economy: Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Inc., H2005 [29MR]

Media Fairness Caucus—A Look at Media Bias: Representatives Lamar Smith, Kingston, and Bachmann, E1278 [8JY]

Proposals To Cut Federal Spending: Alec Phillips, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., H2006 [29MR]

Republican Proposal To `Right Our Ship' Throws More Workers Overboard: Rebecca Thiess, Economic Policy Institute, H2004 [29MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3463, Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns and Party Conventions Termination and Election Assistance Commission Termination: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 112-296), H7927 [29NO]

Statements

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act Markup (2009): Committee on Financial Services (House) Republican members, H5307 [21JY]

Tables

FAA authorization extension history during 110th-112th Congress, H6114 [13SE]

Republican budget resolution stashes Federal-aid highway infrastructure investment, H2836 [14AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H27 [5JA]

H. Res. 33, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H143 [12JA]

H. Res. 37, majority part appointments to committees of the House, H231 [18JA]

H. Res. 42, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H323 [19JA]

H. Res. 53, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H445 [25JA]

H. Res. 78, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H571 [9FE]

H. Res. 155, majority party appointments to Committee on Small Business (House), H1626 [9MR]

H. Res. 168, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H1826 [15MR]

H. Res. 202, majority party appointments to Committee on Rules (House), H2314 [5AP]

H. Res. 263, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H3188 [11MY]

H. Res. 274, majority party appointments to Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3353 [24MY]

H. Res. 303, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H4108 [14JN]

H. Res. 395, majority party appointment to Committee on Small Business (House), H5979 [8SE]

H. Res. 420, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H6533 [4OC]

H. Res. 447, majority party appointments to Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7051 [25OC]

H. Res. 477, consideration of H.R. 3463, taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions termination and Election Assistance Commission termination, H7949 [30NO]

H.R. 3463, taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions termination and Election Assistance Commission termination, H8016-H8019 [1DE]

S. 9, Political Reform and Gridlock Elimination Act, S129 [25JA]

S. Res. 43, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S551, S557 [3FE]

S. Res. 179, constitute minority party membership of committees of the Senate, S2889, S2892 [11MY]