Hearings this week, kind of busy

[TayTay]

There are hearings in Finance and SFRC that could be interesting.

Looks like Dr. Death (Frist) is determined to bring the torture bill to the floor in an attempt to make the US and officially oppressive and outlaw nation in the world community. Guess you gotta have a hobby. Frist's is showing what a good Christian he is by allowing his government to torture people, most of whom he himself has acknowledged are innocent. Hmmmm, who would Jesus torture anyway?

[TayTay]

1. Fin Comm, Tuesday, 2:30 pm. Health Savings Accounts

Meeting of the Health Care Sub-Committee. (Guess who is on this committee.)

Health Savings Accounts: The Experience So Far.

September 26, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements:
Orrin G. Hatch, UT
John D. Rockefeller IV, WV

[TayTay]

2. Fin Comm, Thurs. 2:30 pm, Long-Term Debt Reduction

Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction

America’s Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising?

September 28 , 2006, at 2:30 p.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements:
Gordon Smith, OR
John Kerry, MA

[TayTay]

3. SFRC: Wed, 9:30 am. Darfur discussed by J. Bolton

Darfur:
Prospects for Peace
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HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

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Time: 9:30 AM
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar

Witnesses:
The Honorable John R. Bolton
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Department of State
New York, NY

Additional Witness May Be Added

[wisteria]

5. Oh, this one looks interesting. Anytime the wonderful Senator Kerry

and the warped and nasty Bolton are in the same room, things get a little heated.

[TayTay]

6. That's true

but it's also depressing. Millions of lives are at risk in Darfur and that should be beyond politics and the US should respond to a humanitarian crisis. But the Bushies like Bolton just don't care. This could wind up being one of the more depressing events of the year as Bolton just blusters his way through the failures of this Admin while people die.

Sigh! I am not actually looking forward to this. It's just too frustrating and sad.

[wisteria]

9. I understand how you feel. It is frustrating the way this administration

ignores the situation in Darfur. Maybe the senator can get Bolton to admit to or say something that will demonstrate how cold and uncaring this administration really is.

[ProSense]

8. That does look interesting!

What's going on with the Specter hearing?

[karynnj]

4. Ironic that the "religious" right elected Bush, Frist and

the others pushing to torture people. I think they need a lot more Jesus and a lot less Robertson/Dodson/Falwell.

[whometense]

7. Plus, this one this afternoon,

a must-see, I believe:

Oversight Hearing on Iraq War
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) chairs a Senate Democratic Policy Cmte. hearing on the planning and conduct in the War in Iraq. Major General John R.S. Batiste, U.S. Army (Ret.) and other former military officers are scheduled to testify on lessons learned and corrections that should be made going forward.
MONDAY, C-SPAN3, 1:30PM ET

[TayTay]

10. Absolutely, it will dove-tail nicely with the hearing this AM

The Senator from MA will probably not be there. I believe he will stay in-state in order to attend the gubernatorial debate tonight (though I could be wrong here.)