-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! -------------- TODAY'S HEADLINES --------------- Buchanan bolts GOP for Reform Party Donald Trump quits GOP for Reform Party Clinton presses on Social Security Sen. John Chafee dies Chafee's son could move to Senate First Lady has birthday fund-raiser Female politicians, media studied Missouri Gov. apologizes for blackface Candidates spend more than $1 million to win no delegates Top officeholders encourage Ohio candidate ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- 1. Incoming Democratic National Committee chairman and Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell told reporters that he wants to see a Gore-Bradley ticket in 2000 because "I don't know where else Al would find anybody who would really help." That comment provoked howls of protest from a number of prominent Democrats. 2. James Carville to reporters: "Gingrich is gone, Starr is gone. A guy can't have any fun in this town any more." 3. He's wrong: Newly crowned Miss America Heather French is an avid Republican. -Tiresias- CapitolWatch Insider provides news from the inner workings of our nation's capital, including upcoming legislation, what's happening behind the scenes, and how the actions of Congress really affect you. The first person to correctly identify the author of the Tiresias column will receive a copy of Congressional Quarterly's "Politics in America - 2000," due to be published this summer. ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Transcripts http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/10-25-99_01.html >Buchanan announces decision to join Reform Party OCTOBER 25, 1999 U.S. House of Representatives E-mail your Representative: mailto: House Roll Call Vote: 516 Description: Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2670 Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations for F.Y. 2000 Date: 10/20/99 Bill: H.RES.335 Action: On Ordering the Previous Question Result: PASSED Yea = 221 Nay = 204 Not Voted = 8 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 517 Description: Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2670 Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations for F.Y. 2000 Date: 10/20/99 Bill: H.RES.335 Action: On Agreeing to the Resolution Result: PASSED Yea = 221 Nay = 204 Not Voted = 8 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 518 Description: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2000 Date: 10/20/99 Bill: H.R.2670 Action: On Agreeing to the Conference Report Result: PASSED Yea = 215 Nay = 213 Not Voted = 6 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 519 Description: Mink of Hawaii Amendment Date: 10/20/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 28 Nay = 311 Not Voted = 111 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 521 Description: Armey of Texas Amendment Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 166 Nay = 257 Not Voted = 10 Richard E. Neal voted No. House Roll Call Vote: 522 Description: Payne of New Jersey Amendment Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 208 Nay = 215 Not Voted = 10 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 523 Description: Roemer of Indiana Amendment Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 243 Nay = 181 Not Voted = 9 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 525 Description: Ehlers of Michigan Amendment Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Agreeing to the Amendment Result: failed Yea = 360 Nay = 62 Not Voted = 11 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 526 Description: Student Results Act Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.R.2 Action: On Passage Result: PASSED Yea = 358 Nay = 67 Not Voted = 8 Richard E. Neal voted Yes. House Roll Call Vote: 527 Description: Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2466 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Date: 10/21/99 Bill: H.RES.337 Action: On Agreeing to the Resolution Result: PASSED Yea = 228 Nay = 196 Not Voted = 9 Richard E. Neal voted No. U.S. Senate E-mail your Senator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Senate Vote Number: 335 Description: Motion to Table Durbin Amendment No. 2319 Date: 10/20/99 Bill: S.1692 Action: Result: PASSED Yea = 61 Nay = 38 Not Voted = 1 Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 334Description: Motion to Table Santorum Amendment No. 2322Date: 10/20/99 Bill: S.1692Action: Result: failedYea = 36 Nay = 63 Not Voted = 1Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 333Description: Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider Roll Call No. 332Date: 10/20/99 Bill: S.1692Action: Result: PASSEDYea = 53 Nay = 47 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 332Description: Motion to Proceed to Consideration of S.1692Date: 10/20/99 Bill: S.1692Action: Result: PASSEDYea = 52 Nay = 48 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted No. John F. Kerry voted No. Senate Vote Number: 331Description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amdt. No. 2299Date: 10/19/99 Bill: S.1593Action: Result: failedYea = 53 Nay = 47 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Senate Vote Number: 330Description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Daschle Amdt. No. 2298Date: 10/19/99 Bill: S.1593Action: Result: failedYea = 52 Nay = 48 Not Voted = 0Edward M. Kennedy voted Yes. John F. Kerry voted Yes. Buchanan bolts GOP for Reform PartyFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Rallying followers to ``a new patriotism,'' lifelong Republican Pat Buchanan abandoned the GOP today to run for the Reform Party presidential nomination. ``Our vaunted two-party system has become a snare and a delusion, a fraud upon the nation,'' he said. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story10.htmlDonald Trump quits GOP for Reform PartyNEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump quit the Republican Party on Monday and joined New York's wing of the Reform Party, setting the stage for a possible presidential nomination battle with Pat Buchanan. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story1.htmlClinton presses on Social SecurityWASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton challenged Republicans on Saturday to improve upon their pledges that they would avoid using Social Security surpluses to pay for other budget needs. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story11.htmlSen. John Chafee diesPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - John Chafee, Rhode Island's longtime Republican senator and former governor who earned praise even from Democrats for his moderate stance on issues, has died. He was 77. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story2.htmlChafee's son could move to SenatePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - John Chafee's death could elevate his son Lincoln, 46-year-old mayor of Rhode Island's second-largest city, into his father's U.S. Senate seat - at least temporarily. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story12.htmlFirst Lady has birthday fund-raiserNEW YORK (AP) - For the first lady who has everything - except the title ``Senator'' - it was the perfect birthday gift: Her own Broadway show and a million bucks in the bank. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story3.htmlFemale politicians, media studiedWASHINGTON (AP) - The way newspapers cover female candidates, detailing their age, marital status, appearance - even hair color - is a barrier for women seeking election to public office, said a study released today. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story4.htmlMissouri Gov. apologizes for blackfaceJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Mel Carnahan apologized Monday for appearing in blackface at a minstrel show 39 years ago, and lashed out at Republicans for unearthing a 1960 photo of the performance. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story5.htmlCandidates spend more than $1 million to win no delegatesWASHINGTON (AP) - Free from the $1.1 million spending limit that binds other GOP presidential candidates in Iowa, George W. Bush and Steve Forbes each poured $800,000 into the state's Republican straw poll, which selected no delegates. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story6.htmlTop officeholders encourage Ohio candidateCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Voters should keep a Republican in the mayor's office rather than take a chance on putting Democrats in charge of City Hall, GOP candidate Dorothy Teater said Monday. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/10_26story7.htmlAP content Copyright (c) 1999 The Associated Press*************************Copyright 1999 Netivation, Inc. All rights reserved. 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