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FrontPage : What comes to mind when you think of the word “debate”?

FrontPage : What comes to mind when you think of the word “debate”?.

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FrontPage : What comes to mind when you think of the word “debate”?

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  1. FrontPage: What comes to mind when you think of the word “debate”? "Before the State of the Union address last night, President Obama did an exploding fist bump with Republican Senator Mark Kirk. Which really goes to show you – it doesn't matter if they're black or white, Republican or Democrat, politicians are really awkward." –Jimmy Fallon "Big news coming out of the Vatican. Pope Benedict resigned. And they're busy looking for replacements. The smart money is on Tim Tebow." –David Letterman "Last night while the president was speaking, the Westminster Dog Show wrapped up. The dog show and the State of the Union address are very different, of course. One's a lot of yapping and prancing and sniffing. And the other is the dog show." –Craig Ferguson "But what a night for Poland Spring water. You cannot buy that kind of product placement. At least I hope you can't buy it, but in Washington, who knows?" –Jimmy Kimmel "The Vatican was struck by lightning after the Pope announced he was retiring. That really happened. Sounds like someone's not handling the breakup well." –Conan O'Brien The Last Word: No homework

  2. The Legislative Process

  3. The next step in the legislative process Floor Debate in Congress

  4. Debates in Congress • Not what you might think…what comes to mind when you think of a typical “debate”? • What is the primary goal of each side in a debate? • Really, when Congress holds a “debate” on a bill, it consists of members giving a prepared speech one at a time • The speech will outline their position on the bill, may include visual aids • Not intended to persuade… • Most members have already made up their mind on whether they support the bill or not, and many are not even in attendance when these debates take place… • Sooooo…why do you think MoCs might want to “go on record” with a speech?

  5. Floor Debate on Health Care

  6. Our Goal for Today: Signing up to speak on bills • Determine whether you will work with a partner or on your own. • Review all of the bills which are up for debate (Rules Committee has made its decision) • Sign up for every bill, and indicate your LEVEL OF SUPPORT • Strongly support, support, oppose, strongly oppose • **you must sign up to speak against at least 3 bills

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