REPUBLICAN 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]
Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning, S7253–S7255 [7OC]
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]
House GOP’s Legislative Strike, S7054 [30SE]
John Boehner Must Act on Immigration Now, H7269 [20NO]
Judicial Nominees Face Unfair Hurdles in the Senate, S8091 [18NO]
Lawmakers’ Sequestration Double-Talk, H2252 [24AP]
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]
Power of 218—If House Republicans Can’t Hold Together, They Have No Leverage at All, S6984 [27SE]
President and Congress Must Act To Fill Judicial Vacancies, S2916 [24AP]
Richard Williamson, R.I.P., E1852 [12DE]
Senate Moving on Obama Nominees, S2874 [23AP]
Senate Must Act on Appeals Court Vacancies, S1107 [5MR], S2646 [15AP]
Who Shut Down the Federal Government?, S7317 [9OC]
Wilson to Obama—March Forth!, S1100 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 393), H6901 [29OC]
Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 162), H2066 [16AP]
Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 53), H371 [5FE]
Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H33 [3JA] (see H. Res. 17), H53 [4JA] (see H. Res. 82), H659 [26FE] (see H. Res. 257), H3356 [12JN] (see H. Res. 437), H7687 [11DE]
Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (see S. Res. 18), S285 [24JA] (see S. Res. 180), S4793 [20JN]
Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (see S. Res. 216), S6208 [1AU]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (see H.R. 260), H168 [15JA]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]
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
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) majority staff, H1794 [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
Ann Arbor, MI: tribute to Willow Run Tea Party Caucus, E1544 [22OC]
Appropriations: legislative process, H6014, H6022 [30SE]
Bellaire, TX: tribute to Bellaire High School Young Republicans, E137 [13FE]
Birmingham, MI: tribute to Birmingham Republican Women’s Club, E1531 [16OC]
Bloomfield, MI: tribute to Bloomfield Republican Women’s Club, E1531 [16OC]
Bloomfield Hills, MI: tribute to Oakland County Young Republicans Club, E1540 [22OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1342 [12MR], H1385–H1390 [13MR], H1415, H1417, H1418 [14MR], H1576 [19MR]
——— comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H2069 [17AP]
Cantor, Representative: selection as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H5 [3JA]
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]
Commerce, MI: tribute to Lakes Area Tea Party, E1507 [14OC]
Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 162), H2033 [16AP]
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3238 [6JN]
Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 53), H364 [5FE]
Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H23 [3JA]
——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 17), H48, H49 [4JA]
——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 82), H651 [26FE]
——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 257), H3299 [12JN]
——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 437), H7638 [11DE]
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]
——— impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, H6024 [30SE], H6059 [1OC], H6151 [2OC], H6398 [8OC], H6417 [9OC]
——— 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]
District of Columbia: anniversary of National Draft Goldwater Rally, E988 [28JN]
Domestic policy: national agenda, H459 [13FE], H3341 [12JN], H3767 [19JN], H4046 [26JN], H4189 [8JY], H4223 [9JY], H4587–H4591 [17JY], H4730 [19JY], H4865 [23JY], H4992, H4993, H5032 [24JY], H5273 [1AU], H5365 [2AU], H5442 [10SE], H5516 [12SE], H5843 [26SE], H6601 [15OC], H6613 [16OC], H7314, H7336 [21NO], H7404, H7406 [3DE], H7457 [4DE], H7636 [11DE]
Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE], H686, H687, H692 [27FE]
Farmington Mills, MI: tribute to Farmington Area Republicans of Michigan (organization), E1528 [16OC]
Hartland, MI: tribute to Retake Our Gov (organization), E1508 [14OC]
House of Representatives: authorizing majority leader and minority leader to accept resignations and to make appointments, 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]
Immigration: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]
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]
Klayman, Larry E.: characterization of remarks about President Obama during demonstration over Government shutdown, H6589, H6590 [14OC]
Livingston County, MI: tribute to Brighton Tea Party of Livingston County, E1530 [16OC]
McCarthy, Representative Kevin: selection as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H5 [3JA]
New Baltimore, MI: tribute to Southeast Michigan 912 Tea Party, E1508 [14OC]
News media: characterization relative to role in Government shutdown, H6241 [4OC]
Oakland County, MI: tribute to Birmingham Bloomfield Republican Club, E1532 [16OC]
——— tribute to Tea Party Patriots of West Oakland County, E1508 [14OC]
Oakland University: tribute to College Republicans of Oakland University (organization), E1505 [14OC]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5078–H5083 [25JY]
——— State of the Union Message, H569 [15FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: usage of certain legislative tactics to ensure passage, H5918 [27SE]
Plymouth, MI: tribute to Rattle With Us Tea Party, E1506 [14OC]
Political campaigns: assessment of elections, H1949 [11AP], H3245 [6JN]
Preston West Republican Women (organization): anniversary, E414 [10AP]
Republican Liberty Caucus (organization): tribute, E1543 [22OC]
Schoolcraft College: tribute to Schoolcraft College Republicans (organization), E1507 [14OC]
Scott, Acacia: National Federation of Republican Women Dorothy Andrews Kabis Memorial Internship recipient, E749 [23MY]
Scott, Representative Robert: request for Republican leadership to pre-clear unanimous-consent request for vote to end Government shutdown, H6554 [12OC]
Tea Party: condemn comments and use of Confederate flag at Tea Party rally, H6600 [15OC]
Tracy, CA: anniversary of Tracy Republican Women, Federated, E1109 [22JY]
Troy, MI: tribute to Troy Area Tea Party, E1506 [14OC]
——— tribute to Troy-Clawson Republican Forum, E1536 [22OC]
Union Lake, MI: tribute to North Oakland County Republican Club, E1539 [22OC]
University of Michigan-Dearborn: tribute to University of Michigan-Dearborn College Republicans (organization), E1505 [14OC]
Washtenew County, MI: tribute to Western Washtenaw Tea Party of Michigan, E1528 [16OC]
Waterford, MI: tribute to Independence Tea Party, E1507 [14OC]
West Bloomfield Township, MI: tribute to Greater West Bloomfield Republican Club, E1533 [22OC]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: legislative process, S6987, S6988 [27SE], S7070 [1OC]
Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S296 [24JA]
——— minority party appointments (S. Res. 180), S4846 [20JN]
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]
——— impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S6990 [27SE], S7025 [30SE], S7098 [1OC], S7109, S7136 [2OC], S7144, S7145 [3OC], S7197, S7203 [4OC], S7253, S7255, S7259 [7OC], S7281, S7306 [8OC], S7377 [10OC]
——— 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]
Domestic policy: national agenda, S6630 [19SE], S6696 [24SE]
Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (S. Res. 216), S6259 [1AU]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S1099 [5MR], S7440 [13OC]
Health: Republican proposals for a national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7825 [5NO]
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]
Mitchell, Robert: Leadership Tri-County (organization) William Hacker, M.D., Leader of the Year Award recipient, S398 [30JA]
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]
——— 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]
Schiappa, David J.: tribute (S. Res. 212), S6141–S6144, S6146 [1AU]
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]
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]
Social Security: historical context of Republican Congressional opposition to instituting Social Security and Medicare relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, S6875 [24SE]
Taxation: prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, S2996 [25AP]
Women: health care for women, S4629–S4631 [19JN]
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
Opposition to Attaching Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Amendments to Continuing Appropriations Legislation: Several Republican Members of Congress, S7098 [1OC], S7135 [2OC]
Summaries
Comparison Between Senate Confirmation of Judicial Nominees During Past Presidential Administrations and the Obama Administration, S2873 [23AP]
Tables
Total days from nomination to confirmation for FBI Director nominees, S5999 [29JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 6, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H23 [3JA]
H. Res. 17, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H48 [4JA]
H. Res. 53, majority party appointments to Committee on the Budget (House), H364 [5FE]
H. Res. 82, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H651 [26FE]
H. Res. 162, majority party appointments to Committee on Financial Services (House), H2033 [16AP]
H. Res. 257, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H3299 [12JN]
H. Res. 437, majority party appointments to committees of the House, H7638 [11DE]
S. Res. 6, amend Senate Rules to modify extended debate rules, S15 [3JA]
S. Res. 18, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S294, S296 [24JA]
S. Res. 180, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S4797 [20JN]
S. Res. 212, tribute to David J. Schiappa, S6142, S6236 [1AU]
S. Res. 216, election of Laura C. Dove as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate, S6237 [1AU]