DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Addresses

Republican Party Domestic Policies: Ed Gillespie, Republican State Leadership Committee, S7412 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Barbara Mikulski’s Fight—Protecting Appropriations, S8042 [14NO]

Courts Without Judges, S2479 [9AP]

Democrats Cry Foul Over Wednesday’s Other Filibuster, S1281 [11MR]

Fund Government, Then Negotiate (excerpt), S7296 [8OC], S7391 [11OC], S7460 [14OC]

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Senate Scolding, S7247 [7OC]

GOP’s Self-Defeating ‘Defunding’ Strategy, S6616 [19SE], S6985 [27SE]

Judicial Nominees Face Unfair Hurdles in the Senate, S8091 [18NO]

Lawmakers’ Sequestration Double-Talk, H2252 [24AP]

Mitch McConnell’s Claim That the Democrats Plan a $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike, S2009 [20MR]

New Report Confirms GOP Obstructionism Is Unprecedented, S3306 [9MY]

Nomination Delays Hurting Courts, Federal Judge Says, S4447 [13JN]

Ode to the Welfare State (excerpt), S6795 [24SE]

Open Judgeships Show D.C. Dysfunction, S3600 [20MY]

Power Grab Behind the Crocodile Tears, Democrats Try To Change the Rules When They Can’t Get Their Way, S5764 [18JY]

President and Congress Must Act To Fill Judicial Vacancies, S2916 [24AP]

Senate Moving on Obama Nominees, S2874 [23AP]

Senate Must Act on Appeals Court Vacancies, S1107 [5MR], S2646 [15AP]

Vegas Rules—Harry Reid Pushed Feds To Change Ruling for Casino’s Big-Money Foreigners, S9024 [19DE]

Who Shut Down the Federal Government?, S7317 [9OC]

Wilson to Obama—March Forth!, S1100 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): designate Chairman (see S. Res. 20), S358 [29JA]

Committee on House Administration (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 52), H371 [5FE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), H33 [3JA] (see H. Res. 22), H85 [14JA] (see H. Res. 42), H281 [23JA] (see H. Res. 64), H502 [13FE] (see H. Res. 163), H2066 [16AP]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 17), S285 [24JA] (see S. Res. 29), S657 [12FE] (see S. Res. 179), S4793 [20JN] (see S. Res. 196), S5708 [16JY] (see S. Res. 283), S7729 [31OC]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 8), H33 [3JA]

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (see H.R. 260), H168 [15JA]

Senate Rules: modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 6), S13 [3JA]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see S. 118), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 94), H30 [3JA]

Explanations

$1.5 Trillion Tax Hike in the Senate Democrats’ FY2014 Budget, S2118 [21MR]

Letters

Continuing appropriations: several Representatives, H6375 [8OC]

Investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional IRS scrutiny: several Senators, S3439 [15MY]

Investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny from the IRS: Becky Gerritson, Wetumpka Tea Party (organization), E1696 [18NO]

——— Bruce A. Jaggard, Richmond Tea Party (organization), E1697 [18NO]

——— Gary Johnston, Roane County Tea Party (organization), E1695 [18NO]

——— Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots (organization), E1697 [18NO]

——— H.R. Pence, Shelby County Liberty (organization), E1696 [18NO]

——— Jay Devereaux, Unite in Action, Inc., E1696 [18NO]

——— Liberty Township Tea Party (organization), E1696 [18NO]

——— Manassas Tea Party (organization), E1695 [18NO]

——— Patriots Educating Concerned Americans Now (organization), E1695 [18NO]

——— Rochester Tea Party Patriots (organization), E1697 [18NO]

——— Brenda Roames, Greenwich Tea Party Patriots of South Jersey (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Carole McManus, First Coast Tea Party (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Eric Wilson, Kentucky 9/11 Project (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Karen Kenney, San Fernando Valley Patriots (organization), H7181 [18NO]

——— Kevin Kookogey, Linchpins of Liberty (organization), H7178 [18NO]

——— Kristy Lien, Abortion Must End Now (organization), H7181 [18NO]

——— Tea Party Maui, H7182 [18NO]

——— Waco, TX, Tea Party, H7176 [18NO]

Rebuttal to response by Senator Reid relative to speech on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Ed Gillespie, Republican State Leadership Committee, S7412 [11OC]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (House) minority staff, H1795 [21MR]

Presidential nominations not confirmed after a failed cloture vote, S8319 [20NO]

Republican amendments proposed for consideration to S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5234 [26JN]

Memorandums

Judicial Nominations: Several Senators (2005), S4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: legislative process, H6014, H6022 [30SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1385 [13MR], H1415, H1417, H1418 [14MR], H1576 [19MR]

——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H2069 [17AP]

Climate: GAO inclusion of global warming on high-risk list and Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change assessment of government entities confronting threat, H601 [25FE]

Clyburn, Representative: selection as assistant minority leader of the House of Representatives, H5 [3JA]

Committee on House Administration (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 52), H351 [5FE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 7), H23 [3JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 22), H75 [14JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 42), H250 [23JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 64), H481 [13FE]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 163), H2055 [16AP]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 393), H6872 [29OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H5375 [2AU], H7611 [10DE], H7695, H7697 [12DE]

——— goals of the 113th Congress, H5 [3JA], H63, H64 [14JA], H2356 [26AP], E14 [4JA]

——— impact of partisanship, H3763 [19JN], H6015 [30SE], H7147–H7149 [15NO]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H97, H98 [15JA], H693 [27FE], H821 [4MR], H2789–H2795 [20MY], H4320 [10JY], H4730 [19JY], H4841 [22JY], H5076 [25JY], H5270, H5309 [1AU], H5386 [2AU], H5871 [26SE], H6013 [30SE], H6117, H6157, H6158 [2OC], H6242, H6243, H6276, H6277, H6283 [4OC], H6312 [5OC], H6680, H6693 [23OC], H6905, H6914, H6915 [30OC]

——— importance of civility toward Members of the opposing political party, H6116 [2OC]

——— legislative priorities, H3239 [6JN], H3766 [19JN], H5309 [1AU], H5437 [10SE], H5648 [18SE], H7195 [19NO], H7269–H7272 [20NO]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: characterization, H537–H540 [14FE]

DeMersseman, Lori: Los Angeles County, CA, Democratic Party Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1531 [16OC]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H1575 [19MR], H1900–H1902 [10AP], H4993, H4994 [24JY]

Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE], H686, H687, H692 [27FE]

House of Representatives: authorizing majority leader and minority leader to accept resignations and to make appointments, H24 [3JA]

——— compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 8), H24 [3JA]

——— legislative priorities, H4996, H4997 [24JY], H5183 [31JY], H5269, H5270, H5272 [1AU], H5352, H5369, H5383–H5386 [2AU], H6845 [29OC], H7042 [13NO], H7201, H7214, H7215 [19NO], H7464 [4DE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5939 [28SE]

Hoyer, Representative: selection as minority whip of the House of Representatives, H5 [3JA]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2579 [14MY], H2608, H2612, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626, H2643, H2649–H2651 [15MY], H2659, H2667, H2696, H2707 [16MY], H2721, H2723 [17MY], H2808, H2811, H2813 [21MY], H2842, H2849, H2908 [22MY], H2942–H2948 [23MY], H3028 [4JN], H3107 [5JN], H3220, H3235, H3237, H3241 [6JN], H4086 [27JN], H5388 [2AU], H5542 [12SE], H5658 [19SE], H7176–H7182 [18NO], H7259 [20NO]

Kapitz, Jay: Los Angeles County, CA, Democratic Party Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1528 [16OC]

LoVerme, Osvaldo: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Ralph DeMarco Award recipient, E28 [15JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4011 [25JN]

——— State of the Union Message, H537–H539 [14FE], H569 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: usage of certain legislative tactics to ensure passage, H5918 [27SE]

Pelosi, Representative: selection as minority leader of the House of Representatives, H5 [3JA]

Political campaigns: assessment of elections, H1949 [11AP], H3245 [6JN]

Republican Party: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]

Rosendahl, Bill: Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, CA, Badge of Courage Award recipient, E1519 [16OC]

Scott, Representative Robert: request for Republican leadership to pre-clear unanimous-consent request for vote to end Government shutdown, H6554 [12OC]

Torniali, Marie: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Community Service Award recipient, E28 [15JA]

Tuttle, Don: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1602 [30OC]

Vario, Connie: Taminent Regular Democratic Club Lifetime Member Award recipient, E28 [15JA]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S6987, S6988 [27SE], S7070 [1OC]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): designate Chairman (S. Res. 20), S368 [29JA]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 17), S296 [24JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 29), S662 [12FE]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 179), S4846 [20JN]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 196), S5713 [16JY]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 283), S7778 [31OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, S9042–S9046 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— goals of the 113th Congress, S8–S10 [3JA], S25–S27 [22JA]

——— impact of partisanship, S7024, S7027 [30SE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S4987 [24JN], S5513 [8JY], S5925–S5927 [25JY], S7113 [2OC], S7164 [3OC], S7240 [5OC], S7246 [7OC], S7284–S7288, S7294 [8OC], S7344 [9OC], S7483 [15OC], S7504–S7518 [16OC], S8710 [12DE]

——— legislative priorities, S9116 [20DE]

——— legislative process, S205–S207 [23JA], S3927 [4JN]

——— public approval ratings, S4757, S4758 [20JN]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S1099 [5MR], S7440 [13OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, S4630, S4631 [19JN]

IRS: investigate allegations that audits of certain individuals and businesses were used as political intimidation, S3506–S3508 [15MY]

——— investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, S3355, S3359 [13MY], S3392–S3395 [14MY], S3438, S3440, S3501, S3517, S3519 [15MY], S3538, S3545–S3547, S3551, S3558–S3561 [16MY], S3605 [20MY], S3706–S3709 [22MY], S3794, S3823 [23MY], S5929 [25JY], S6166–S6168 [1AU], S8987 [19DE]

Nebraska: State legislative process, S8712, S8713 [12DE]

Obama, President: commend for reaching out to Republican and Democratic Members of Congress through hosting dinner meetings, S2921 [24AP]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S1149 [6MR], S5104–S5106, S5132–S5140, S5144 [25JN], S5480 [27JN]

——— State of the Union Message, S663–S666, S668–S670 [13FE]

Political parties: eliminate nonprofit postal discount for State and national political committees, S2303 [22MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S673–S675 [13FE], S803–S805 [25FE], S1078 [4MR], S1095, S1104, S1113 [5MR], S1138 [6MR], S1280–S1283 [11MR], S2449 [8AP], S2478–S2480 [9AP], S2547, S2548 [10AP], S2644 [15AP], S2782–S2784 [18AP], S2873–S2875 [23AP], S2914, S2915 [24AP], S3305 [9MY], S3508, S3509, S3511, S3516 [15MY], S3598–S3603 [20MY], S3702–S3706 [22MY], S3793, S3794, S3807–S3815, S3877 [23MY], S3894, S3895 [3JN], S4352, S4357 [12JN], S4444–S4448 [13JN], S4512–S4515 [17JN], S4536–S4537 [18JN], S4625, S4637–S4640 [19JN], S5519–S5521 [8JY], S5532, S5540, S5542 [9JY], S5584 [10JY], S5625–S5634, S5641, S5645, S5651 [11JY], S5679–S5681 [15JY], S6147 [1AU], S6285 [9SE], S6486 [17SE], S6698 [24SE], S7638–S7640, S7652, S7664–S7666 [30OC], S7701 [31OC], S7790–S7792 [4NO], S7821 [5NO], S7917 [7NO], S7993 [13NO], S8084, S8086, S8089–S8092, S8094 [18NO], S8144 [19NO], S8294–S8297, S8318, S8319 [20NO], S8419–S8431, S8434–S8437, S8443, S8445 [21NO], S8558 [9DE], S8624, S8656–S8659 [11DE], S8986, S9045 [19DE], S9091 [20DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S7702, S7703 [31OC], S8417 [21NO], S8581, S8583 [10DE], S8608, S8609, S8633–S8640, S8662–S8665 [11DE], S8678, S8680, S8701, S8709, S8719, S8724, S8754–S8756, S8768 [12DE], S8839 [16DE], S8920 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S893 [27FE], S2440 [8AP], S2874 [23AP], S3286 [9MY], S3516 [15MY], S3702–S3706 [22MY], S3793, S3807 [23MY], S4357 [12JN], S4536–S4537 [18JN], S4625 [19JN], S5124 [25JN], S5532 [9JY], S5584 [10JY], S5625–S5637, S5641–S5651, S5653–S5659 [11JY], S5676–S5683 [15JY], S5693 [16JY], S5722–S5726, S5749 [17JY], S5831 [23JY], S5998, S6001 [29JY], S6033–S6035 [30JY], S7583 [29OC], S7993 [13NO], S8294–S8297 [20NO], S8419–S8428 [21NO], S8558, S8574–S8579 [9DE], S8986 [19DE]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to speech by Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7411 [11OC]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S3792, S3793 [23MY]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S512 [7FE], S1686 [12MR], S1837 [14MR], S2440 [8AP], S2857 [23AP], S3147–S3150 [7MY], S3215 [8MY], S3557 [16MY], S5697 [16JY], S5722 [17JY], S7638–S7640, S7664–S7666 [30OC], S7821 [5NO], S7844 [6NO], S8094 [18NO], S8144 [19NO]

——— legislative priorities, S7563–S7565 [28OC], S7802 [5NO], S8540 [9DE], S8817–S8821 [15DE], S9007 [19DE]

——— legislative process, S4546–S4548 [18JN], S4663, S4666–S4670 [19JN], S4755, S4756 [20JN], S4989, S4996–S4998, S5001 [24JN], S5113–S5117, S5122, S5123 [25JN], S5209, S5210, S5233, S5234, S5244, S5247–S5252 [26JN], S5326, S5327, S5338, S5339, S5353, S5355 [27JN], S8593 [10DE], S8712–S8716, S8718, S8764–S8768 [12DE], S8927 [18DE], S8987, S8998–S9000, S9008, S9009, S9016–S9019, S9037 [19DE]

——— welcome to new Senators, S189 [23JA]

Senate Rules: impact of recent modifications, S7843 [6NO]

——— modify extended debate rules, S5316 [27JN]

——— modify extended debate rules (S. Res. 6), S12 [3JA]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2914, S2915 [24AP]

Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, S2996 [25AP]

Reports

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Arkansas’ 2d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4551 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Florida’s 12th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4553 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4569 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4567 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Minnesota’s 3d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4554 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce•20(House) Democratic Staff, H4552 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4560 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4570 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4556 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 8th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 26th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4542 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4562 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4565 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Washington’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4566 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Reports filed

Prohibit Use of Public Funds for Political Party Conventions: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 94) (H. Rept. 113–291), H8106 [12DE]

Statements

Tribute to Joseph L. Wyatt, Jr.: John Burton, California Democratic Party Chairman, E504 [19AP]

Summaries

Comparison Between Senate Confirmation of Judicial Nominees During Past Presidential Administrations and the Obama Administration, S2873 [23AP]

Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549): Democratic Amendments Not Made in Order by Committee on Rules (House), H2272 [24AP]

Tables

Total days from nomination to confirmation for FBI Director nominees, S5999 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 7, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H23 [3JA]

H. Res. 8, compensation of certain minority House employees, H24 [3JA]

H. Res. 22, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H75 [14JA]

H. Res. 42, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H251 [23JA]

H. Res. 52, minority party appointments to Committee on House Administration (House), H351 [5FE]

H. Res. 64, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H481 [13FE]

H. Res. 163, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H2055 [16AP]

H. Res. 393, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H6872 [29OC]

S. Res. 6, amend Senate Rules to modify extended debate rules, S15 [3JA]

S. Res. 17, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S294, S296 [24JA]

S. Res. 20, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) chairman designation, S367 [29JA]

S. Res. 29, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S661 [12FE]

S. Res. 179, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S4797 [20JN]

S. Res. 196, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S5712 [16JY]

S. Res. 283, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S7734 [31OC]

Tributes

Myrick, Gary, S6142 [1AU]