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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2001 No. 127 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was of Your approval and the light of Your from the House, but we understand it is called to order by the Honorable HIL- guidance. In the name of our Lord and on its way. The two managers of the LARY RODHAM CLINTON, a Senator from Saviour. Amen. bill, who have been working on the De- the State of New York. f fense authorization bill, are at the Pen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s tagon now. We expect them to return prayer will be offered by the guest PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE shortly. They have some amendments Chaplain, Dr. Hayes Wicker, Jr., of the The Honorable HILLARY RODHAM they have cleared. First Baptist Church, Naples, FL. CLINTON led the Pledge of Allegiance, As the majority leader announced as follows: PRAYER last night, it is not certain we will pro- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ceed with the Defense bill. We are try- The guest Chaplain, Dr. Hayes United States of America, and to the Repub- ing very hard, before 2 p.m. today, to Wicker, Jr., offered the following pray- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, have a finite list of amendments. A er: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. couple of Members were unwilling to Lord, we praise You as supreme sov- f give us a list. -
Fisette Retiring After 20 Years on County Board Are the Times
Vol. 42, No 3 www.arlingtondemocrats.org March 2017 Fisette retiring after 20 years Meet all three lieutenant governor primary candi- dates at the 2nd Saturday on County Board After almost two decades on the Arlington County Board, Jay Breakfast. Fisette has decided not to run for re-election this fall. See Page 5. In an announcement, Fisette said, “I just returned from a trip abroad, where I gave this a lot of thought. I have decided that it’s time to find a new platform and seek new ways of protecting and advancing some of the progressive values that are so important to me, values we have championed here in Arlington that are threatened by the current administration. I will not seek a sixth term on the County Board. Stay tuned.” Fisette said he has not yet decided what exactly he will do next, but it will not involve elective office. Bath County (with just Assuming more than one Democrat files to succeed him by the 4,500 people) has a big deadline of Thursday, March 30, a caucus of Arlington Democrats will be held Thursday, May 11, and Saturday, May 13, to choose a electoral fraud scandal— nominee for the November ballot. G. N. (Jay) Fisette, as his name appeared on the ballot, announced but not the kind the GOP his retirement last Wednesday, four days before his 61st birthday. He warns about. moved to Arlington in 1983 to start his career working for the federal government. See Page 10 On his retirement December 31, he will be the second longest- continued on page nine Are the times achangin’? Here’s a surprise that suggests the times they Henrico County outside Richmond. -
Bill Bolling Contemporary Virginia Politics
6/29/21 A DISCUSSION OF CONTEM PORARY VIRGINIA POLITICS —FROM BLUE TO RED AND BACK AGAIN” - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOP IN VIRGINIA 1 For the first 200 years of Virginia's existence, state politics was dominated by the Democratic Party ◦ From 1791-1970 there were: Decades Of ◦ 50 Democrats who served as Governor (including Democratic-Republicans) Democratic ◦ 9 Republicans who served as Governor Dominance (including Federalists and Whigs) ◦ During this same period: ◦ 35 Democrats represented Virginia in the United States Senate ◦ 3 Republicans represented Virginia in the United States Senate 2 1 6/29/21 ◦ Likewise, this first Republican majority in the Virginia General Democratic Assembly did not occur until Dominance – 1998. General ◦ Democrats had controlled the Assembly General Assembly every year before that time. 3 ◦ These were not your “modern” Democrats ◦ They were a very conservative group of Democrats in the southern tradition What Was A ◦ A great deal of their focus was on fiscal Democrat? conservativism – Pay As You Go ◦ They were also the ones who advocated for Jim Crow and Massive resistance up until the passage of the Civil Rights Act of in 1965 4 2 6/29/21 Byrd Democrats ◦ These were the followers of Senator Harry F. Byrd, a former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator ◦ Senator Byrd’s “Byrd Machine” dominated and controlled Virginia politics for this entire period 5 ◦ Virginia didn‘t really become a competitive two-party state until Ơͥ ͣ ǝ, and the first real From Blue To competition emerged at the statewide level Red œ -
A History of the Virginia Democratic Party, 1965-2015
A History of the Virginia Democratic Party, 1965-2015 A Senior Honors Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation “with Honors Distinction in History” in the undergraduate colleges at The Ohio State University by Margaret Echols The Ohio State University May 2015 Project Advisor: Professor David L. Stebenne, Department of History 2 3 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Mills Godwin, Linwood Holton, and the Rise of Two-Party Competition, 1965-1981 III. Democratic Resurgence in the Reagan Era, 1981-1993 IV. A Return to the Right, 1993-2001 V. Warner, Kaine, Bipartisanship, and Progressive Politics, 2001-2015 VI. Conclusions 4 I. Introduction Of all the American states, Virginia can lay claim to the most thorough control by an oligarchy. Political power has been closely held by a small group of leaders who, themselves and their predecessors, have subverted democratic institutions and deprived most Virginians of a voice in their government. The Commonwealth possesses the characteristics more akin to those of England at about the time of the Reform Bill of 1832 than to those of any other state of the present-day South. It is a political museum piece. Yet the little oligarchy that rules Virginia demonstrates a sense of honor, an aversion to open venality, a degree of sensitivity to public opinion, a concern for efficiency in administration, and, so long as it does not cost much, a feeling of social responsibility. - Southern Politics in State and Nation, V. O. Key, Jr., 19491 Thus did V. O. Key, Jr. so famously describe Virginia’s political landscape in 1949 in his revolutionary book Southern Politics in State and Nation. -
12/7/79 [1] Folder Citation: Collection: Office of Staff Secretary; Series
12/7/79 [1] Folder Citation: Collection: Office of Staff Secretary; Series: Presidential Files; Folder: 12/7/79 [1]; Container 141 To See Complete Finding Aid: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/findingaids/Staff_Secretary.pdf THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mr. President: The VP would like to extend the time of the Nordli of Norway from 5 to 15 minutes today. The meeting would start at 9:45 am now. v> approve disapprove Phil Electrostatic Copy Made Purposes for Preservation ,,; THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON December 7, 1979 8:45 a.m. MR. PRESIDENT: Bob Strauss talked to\� Dean Rusk and Rusk is going .to',':'': make a "blistering" attack -:-. ·· ' non-political but substantive: on Senator Kennedy. Will co� trast him with his two brothe Try to prove that Ro se didn't: · · have triplets. PHIL f.):oo J(...� THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Electrostatic Copy Made PurpoMS forP reservation December 6,1979 MEETING WITH HOUSE ESC CONFEREES Friday, December 7, 1979 12:00 noon (10 minutes) The Roosevelt Room From: Frank Moore JM /glf I. PURPOSE To drop by to urge immediate action on the ESC. II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN A. Background: Secretary Duncan and Secretary Miller will be hosts of this "lunch�on of the House energy conferees {synfuels, etc.). During the luncheon, they will explain the Administration position on the various components of the bill and answer questions. You will address the meeting at its beginning, before the Members are served. Your remarks should be from 5 to 10 minutes and then you should leave. There will be no questions asked you. -
October 17, 1994 Vol 72, No
WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: Mn1Y EDITORIAL ................. 12 HIF: 701 Low: ~ FOCU$ ........................ 16 lUESDAY: 1UV1Y STYL£ ......................... 21 and pleasant SPORT$ ...................... 25 HiF: low 701 Low: 306 HUMOR ....................... 29 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 31 JAME S UNIVERSITY MONDAY OCTOBER 17, 1994 VOL 72, NO. 15 Democratic candidate teaches class Robb encounters student ~ally on Quad by Cyndy Liedtke news editor Chuck Robb was met by a large group of students with a variety of political philosophies Thursday on the Quad. Robb, the incumbent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, was walking down the steps of Wilson Hall when about 80 supporters and opponents rushed to greet him, following him down to the Quad in front of AJumnae HaJJ and to the stairs between W.ilson and Keezell halls. As College Republicans, Young Democrats, Clean Up Congress members and other students crowded around Robb, chants such as ''Say no to North" and "No job for Robb" could be heard around the Quad. Some students placed North stickers on Robb's back while others tried to ask him questions. Accord ing to Glenn Hastedt, professor of political science. Robb was on campus for a "non-political address" to Hastedt's I :40 p.m. International Relations Theory class. Following his address on foreign relations to the class. Robb came out of the breezeway between Wilson and Maury halls where he was immediately approached by students wanting to shake his hand, ask a ; MIKE HEFFNER/ flhoi/J tditor question or meet the senator. Politically active students were Senatorial candidate Chuck Robb meets supporters and pro-Oliver North students outside Wilson Hall Thursday afternoon. -
Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 104 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 142 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996 No. 43 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m., and was RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MORNING BUSINESS called to order by the President pro MAJORITY LEADER The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The the previous order, the Senate will now The PRESIDENT pro tempore. We able acting majority leader is recog- proceed to a period for the transaction have a guest chaplain this morning, nized. of morning business until 10:30 a.m., Father Lavin from St. Joseph’s Catho- with Senators permitted to speak for 5 lic Church. f minutes each, with the following ex- SCHEDULE ception: Senator REID will be recog- PRAYER nized for up to 15 minutes and Senator Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today, DORGAN will be recognized for up to 15 The guest chaplain, the Reverend there will be a period for morning busi- minutes. Paul E. Lavin, pastor, St. Joseph’s on ness until the hour of 10:30 a.m. with The Senator from North Dakota is Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, offered Senators permitted to speak therein recognized. the following prayer: for up to 5 minutes each, except for the Let us listen to the word of the Lord following: Senator DORGAN for 15 min- f from the book of Tobit.—Tobit 12:6–8: utes and Senator REID for 15 minutes. ‘‘Raphael called the two men aside At 10:30, we will be scheduled to re- THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD sume consideration of Calendar No. -
Forty Years, Forty Stories
25 The Battle of Winchester 29 Backstage at BackStory 35 Watermen of the Chesapeake FORTY YEARS, FORTY STORIES 49 A Community Confronts its Past FORTY YEARS FORTY STORIES N 1974, I traveled the length and breadth of the The imperative to tell “untold” stories has been a driving Commonwealth—from Norfolk to Abingdon, force for VFH. In the beginning, we focused on the from Northern Virginia to Farmville— history and cultural contributions of women and African to conduct community forums about the Americans in Virginia. Our focus on African Americans humanities and public life. I asked people what has only deepened over the decades, with more than theyI thought of the humanities, what issues they thought 150 VFH programs in the last year and a half alone were most pressing in Virginia, and what sorts of humanities illuminating aspects of the African American experience programs they might like to see. in Virginia. In 1987 we made a commitment to telling the stories of Virginia Indians, which led to a VFH grant I certainly did not know that by posing such questions, I was that supported the first meeting of the then eight state- engaging in what was to be my life’s work. recognized Indian tribes since the 1600s. Our attention to these stories has been unwavering. Now in the twenty- These gatherings came as part of the creation of the Virginia first century, we are widening our lens to keep pace with a Foundation for the Humanities, and I’ve spent the last forty rapidly diversifying Commonwealth, with nearly 1 million years shaping VFH into an organization that responds to foreign-born Virginians among our vast constituency. -
Lyndon B. Johnson Film Collection
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973.) Film Collection, 1958-1969. Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute Contact Information: Special Collections Department Axinn Library, Room 032 123 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 Phone: (516) 463-6411, or 463-6404 Fax: (516) 463-6442 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.hofstra.edu/Libraries/SpecialCollections FILMING LBJ: A SPECIAL COLLECTION FROM WHITE HOUSE NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHER COMMANDER THOMAS ATKINS, 1963-1969 The Lyndon B. Johnson presidency is unique in its collection of recordings of the chief executive’s activities. In the 1960s, the White House Naval Photographic Unit (NPC) began producing films that highlighted special presidential trips, visits, and events. Commander Thomas Atkins produced these films for the NPC, starting in 1963 in the John F. Kennedy administration and continuing through the Johnson years. About 43 of the 70+ films are available for viewing on the Lyndon B. Johnson Library’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL853F6EAB74B64D1D . Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency has a full digitized set of the Atkins films, which are available for research in the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library’s Special Collections room. In the summer of 2013, Ms. Nancy Lindemeyer (who, along with her husband, Robert Lindemeyer, served with Commander Atkins in the Navy) contacted Hofstra on behalf of the Atkins family to see if the Kalikow Center might be a suitable repository for the collection. Thanks to the generosity of the Atkins family and the cheerful, unstinting efforts of the Lindemeyers, the original 16 mm films were transferred to DVDs and became part of Hofstra’s holdings in 2015. -
Looking Past the Surface : a Look at the Office of Senate and Its Environment and the Implications of Public Versus Private Morality Jennifer A
University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Honors Theses Student Research 1994 Looking past the surface : a look at the office of Senate and its environment and the implications of public versus private morality Jennifer A. Chaippetta Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons, and the Leadership Studies Commons Recommended Citation Chaippetta, Jennifer A., "Looking past the surface : a look at the office of Senate and its environment and the implications of public versus private morality" (1994). Honors Theses. 1349. https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1349 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Looking Past the Surface: A Look at the Office of «' Senate and its Environment and the Implications of Public Versus Private Morality by Jennifer A. Chiappetta ./ Senior Project Jepson School of Leadership Studies University of Richmond Richmond, VA April 1994 UNIVERSITYOF RICHMOND LIBRARIES 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1111111111!1111"1'11111~1!1111111111111111111111111111 3 3082 00580 5568 Jepson School of Leadership Studies Senior Project Looking Past The Surface: R Look at the Office of Senate and its Enuironment and the Implications of Public Uersus Priuate Morality April 28, 1994 Jennifer R. Chiappetta Senior Seminar Dr. Ciulla My reasons for doing this particular Senior Project stemmed from an initial personal conflict I had due to my internship experience last fall. -
Presidential Documents
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, May 23, 2005 Volume 41—Number 20 Pages 807–850 VerDate Aug 04 2004 08:07 May 24, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P20MYF4.020 P20MYF4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Congress See also Appointments and Nominations; Burma, message on continuation of national Meetings With Foreign Leaders emergency—819 International Republican Institute dinner— Convention on the Conservation and 825 Management of the Highly Migratory Fish National Catholic Prayer Breakfast—843 Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, With Annexes, message National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service— transmitting—816 808 Convention for the Strengthening of the Radio address—807 Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Republican National Committee dinner—819 message transmitting—815 Virginia, Virginia BioDiesel refinery in West Iraq, message on continuation of national Point—809 emergency—842 Wisconsin, discussion on strengthening Social ‘‘2005 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade Security in Milwaukee—830 and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Appointments and Nominations Growth and Opportunity Act,’’ message Office of the Director of National Intelligence transmitting—843 Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Interviews With the News Media remarks—824 Exchange with reporters in the Oval Office— Director of National Intelligence, 844 remarks—824 White House Office Letters and Messages U.S. Trade Representative, remarks—817 -
Executive Decisions
[ABCDE] VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 Executive Decisions BY RIC FELD—ASSOCIATED PRESS President George W. Bush, left, former presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter walk from the William J. Clinton Presidential Center to the podium during opening ceremonies in Little Rock, Ark., in November 2004. Not pictured is President Gerald Ford, who did not attend. INSIDE Meet the Cabinet Attorney White House Presidential 8 9 General’s Role 10 Families 14 Duty December 29, 2004 © 2004 THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 An Integrated Curriculum For The Washington Post Newspaper In Education Program Executive Decisions Meet the Cabinet Lesson: Introduce students to The Washington Post capitalizes http://www.whitehouse.gov/ the executive branch through Cabinet in references to the execu- government/cabinet.html the president’s nomination of tive branch of the U.S. government President Bush’s Cabinet his chief advisers, the role of or a state government. Lowercase Biographical information for each the Cabinet and the influence is used in references to the cabinets Cabinet member. Link provided to each of the Attorney General. of foreign governments. Associated Secretary’s departmental Web site. Level: Middle to high Press style dictates that executive Subjects: Government, branch always be in lowercase. http://www.washingtonpost. civics, history The Washington Post uses com/wp-dyn/politics/ Related Activity: Language arts lowercase in reference to the Politics position and uppercase for the Select a profile under “The Bush National, state and local elections specific federal department: Administration.” Scroll for links lend themselves to a look at the to Post current and archived requirements, process and impact “Her [Condoleezza Rice] confirma- of elections.