DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Articles and editorials

Bench With Plenty of Room, S5927 [2AU]

Case for Confirming District Court Judges, S6521 [20SE]

Congress Needs To Stop Judicial Partisan Games, S2150 [28MR]

Crisis Mode—A Fair and Constitutional Option To Beat the Filibuster Game, S1076 [28FE]

Dems Wait by Phone for Obama, S3390 [22MY]

Federal Courts in Arizona Face Crushing Caseload, S1983 [22MR]

G.O.P. and Violence Against Women, S7207 [29NO]

In Pennsylvania—the Human Costs of Judicial Confirmation Delays, S6034 [10SE]

Judges Needed for Federal Courts, S8013 [13DE]

Justice Delayed as Judge Nominees Wait, S1589 [13MR]

Let’s Just Say It—The Republicans Are the Problem, S3020 [9MY]

Norquist’s Phantom Army, S5024 [16JY]

Obama, Senate Must Fill Judicial Vacancies, S7733 [11DE]

Obstruction in the Senate Takes Its Toll on Courts, S6789 [14NO]

1000 Days, S2307 [16AP]

Politics and the Courts, S6789 [14NO]

Reject the ‘‘Thurmond Rule’’—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Invokes the Legacy of Strom Thurmond To Hold Up Judicial Confirmations—It’s Bad for Judges and Bad for Justice, S5248 [23JY]

Schumer Schemes To Hit GOP, S1688 [15MR]

Senate Republicans To Block Vote on Oklahoma Nominee for Federal Appeals Court, S5643 [30JY]

Senate Rule Changes Come With Risk, S3250 [17MY]

Taking It to the Street, E1115–E1118 [21JN]

They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]

Unpopular Mandate—Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, S4863–S4866 [11JY]

William Kayatta and the Needless Destruction of the Thurmond Rule, S5248 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): designate chairman (see S. Res. 627), S8302 [20DE]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House): designate ranking of minority party members (see H. Res. 830), H6765 [12DE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 553), H902 [16FE] (see H. Res. 590), H1427 [20MR] (see H. Res. 707), H4064 [26JN] (see H. Res. 822), H6535 [29NO]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see S. 3257), S3688 [4JN] (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

Letters

Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: Jimmy Goodman, ABA Oklahoma State Delegation, S5646 [30JY]

Replace sequester established by the Budget Control Act: several Democratic Representatives, H7534 [1JA]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Karen Silberman and West Allen, Federal Bar Association, S8013 [13DE]

——— Peter M. Reyes, Jr., Hispanic National Bar Association, S6789 [14NO]

——— Senators McConnell and Grassley, S5965 [2AU]

——— several Senators, S1075 [28FE]

——— William T. Robinson III, ABA, S5643 [30JY]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H2771–H2773 [16MY]

Press releases

Levin, McDermott Urge Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Democrats, H2477 [9MY]

New Dems Support Multi-Year Ex-Im Reauthorization: New Democrat Coalition, H2477 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H5757 [10SE]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House): designate ranking of minority party members (H. Res. 830), H6739 [12DE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 553), H887 [16FE]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 590), H1411 [20MR]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 707), H4028 [26JN]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 822), H6524 [29NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H1019 [29FE], H3957 [21JN], H5663, H5686, H5687, H5688 [2AU], H5773, H5775, H5852, H5854, H5855, H5856 [11SE], H5865, H5867 [12SE], H5926, H5934 [13SE], H6003, H6007, H6008, H6009, H6047–H6051 [14SE], H6072, H6085, H6112 [19SE], H6162, H6163, H6164 [20SE], H6258–H6265 [21SE], H6758–H6761 [12DE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H73 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H461–H463 [3FE], H2459 [9MY], H3391 [1JN], H5925 [13SE], H6371 [15NO], H7575 [2JA]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H2017, H2018 [19AP]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H427–H430 [2FE], H522 [7FE], H894–H897 [16FE]

Earth Day: observance, E607 [23AP]

Hammond, IN: anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Club, E1487 [12SE]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H3794 [19JN], H4071, H4120 [27JN], H4163 [28JN]

——— legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY], H6420–H6422 [16NO]

Make It in America plan: support, H5022 [19JY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H6362–H6367 [14NO]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H162, H163, H170 [25JA]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H5929 [13SE]

Small business: promote job growth, H3391 [1JN]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (H.R. 5912), H6113–H6115 [19SE], E1616 [21SE]

Walker, Flora: Michigan Democratic Party Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient, E666 [26AP]

Winfield, Claude L. and Michelle D.: Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E1561 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S6093–S6095 [11SE]

Coburn, Senator: apology to Senator Reid relative to inappropriate remarks, S5652 [30JY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): designate chairman (S. Res. 627), S8320 [20DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S823 [16FE], S3812, S3873 [7JN], S4783 [9JY], S6476–S6488 [20SE], S6592–S6595 [21SE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S13 [23JA], S52, S53 [24JA], S148 [30JA], S177 [31JA], S1107–S1110 [29FE], S2945 [8MY], S2989–S2991 [9MY], S3274 [17MY], S3814 [7JN], S4379 [21JN], S4624 [26JN], S6715–S6718 [13NO], S6766 [14NO], S6877 [26NO]

Democratic National Convention: tribute to speeches, S6023 [10SE]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S14 [23JA], S51 [24JA], S3812–S3816 [7JN], S6023, S6025 [10SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S6307 [13SE]

——— State of the Union Message, S31–S33 [23JA], S82 [26JA]

Political campaigns: assessment of elections, S6716, S6717 [13NO]

——— assessment of Presidential candidates, S6393, S6395, S6421 [19SE], S6497 [20SE], S6590 [21SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S6307 [13SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Energy nominees, S603–S605 [14FE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S19–S21 [23JA], S139 [30JA], S362–S364 [7FE], S418–S420 [9FE], S554–S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671–S673 [15FE], S811–S813 [16FE], S1039, S1040 [27FE], S1065–S1068, S1073–S1077 [28FE], S1191 [1MR], S1402, S1411 [6MR], S1559, S1570 [12MR], S1584–S1591, S1606–S1608 [13MR], S1639–S1646, S1658, S1659, S1664, S1671, S1677 [14MR], S1711–S1714 [15MR], S1981–S1983 [22MR], S2149–S2151 [28MR], S2305–S2307, S2311 [16AP], S2585 [23AP], S2758 [26AP], S2907–S2913 [7MY], S3117–S3122 [14MY], S3140–S3142 [15MY], S3307, S3315 [21MY], S3674, S3675 [4JN], S3768–S3773 [6JN], S3878, S3887 [11JN], S4226–S4230 [18JN], S4438 [25JN], S4606–S4610 [26JN], S4800–S4803 [10JY], S5003–S5005 [16JY], S5245–S5247, S5250 [23JY], S5642–S5651 [30JY], S5927, S5928, S5964 [2AU], S6033, S6036 [10SE], S6494, S6495, S6520 [20SE], S6609–S6611 [21SE], S6787–S6790 [14NO], S7207 [29NO], S7333–S7335 [3DE], S7445, S7446 [5DE], S7656, S7659 [6DE], S7732 [11DE], S8011–S8013 [13DE], S8063, S8064 [17DE], S8375–S8377 [21DE], S8656, S8657 [2JA]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2273 [29MR], S3250 [17MY], S8656, S8657 [2JA]

——— Senate use of filibuster to block nominations, S1645 [14MR], S3118 [14MY]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S139 [30JA], S362–S364 [7FE], S554–S559 [13FE], S598 [14FE], S671–S673 [15FE], S1687 [15MR], S3138, S3139 [15MY], S3181, S3222 [16MY], S3295 [21MY], S3825–S3827 [7JN], S4187 [14JN], S4226–S4230 [18JN], S4794 [10JY], S5094–S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5250, S5251 [23JY], S5653 [30JY], S6260 [12SE], S6290 [13SE], S6482–S6488, S6494, S6495, S6520 [20SE], S6559–S6562 [21SE], S6995 [28NO]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S4407 [21JN], S7279 [30NO], S7767 [12DE], S8002 [13DE]

——— legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN], S5845 [1AU]

——— legislative process, S3248–S3250 [17MY], S3803 [7JN], S4627 [26JN], S5094–S5098, S5106 [18JY], S5240 [23JY], S6330–S6332 [13SE], S6419–S6421 [19SE], S6482–S6488, S6515 [20SE], S6559–S6562 [21SE], S6891 [26NO], S7313 [3DE], S8252 [20DE], S8615–S8620 [1JA], S8647–S8661 [2JA]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, S4264 [19JN], S4385 [21JN]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (S. 3257), S3688 [4JN]

Reports

Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses: Barry J. McMillion, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S3772 [6JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 553, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H887 [16FE]

H. Res. 590, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H1411 [20MR]

H. Res. 707, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H4028 [26JN]

H. Res. 822, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H6524 [29NO]

H. Res. 830, designate ranking of minority party members of Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H6739 [12DE]

H.R. 5912, prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, H6113 [19SE]

S. Res. 627, Committee on Appropriations (Senate) chairman designation, S8305, S8320 [20DE]