UPDATE: Looking like it will start closer to 10 PM
Tonight will be a first for Congress as the Democrats' 30 Something Caucus takes to the floor to answer your questions...in real-time!
Here is how it works. From 9:30 to 10:30 Eastern, the 30 Something Democrats have control of the floor. So ask your question, turn on C-SPAN, and see the answer.
As far as I know, nobody has tried to do a live chat from the floor of the Congress. Here is how the event is being described:
"30 Something" Live!
Please join the "30 Something" Members on Tuesday, November 15th from 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM for "30 Something" Live!
The "30 Something Hour" is a chance for "30 Something" Members of Congress to talk for an hour on the House floor about issues that affect the next generation of Americans. These hours are not filled with the typical speeches heard on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives but rather a back and forth discussion between "30 Something" Members.
This week, "30 Something" Members including Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) will be participating in a live chat from the House floor. Due to rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the "30 Something" Members may not be able to directly answer your questions by mentioning your name, but they will answer your questions by addressing the Speaker. Feel free to submit as many questions as you want but keep in mind the Members will only have one hour total on the House floor.
You might have seen some more on the 30 Something Caucus in the Washington Post profile:
As C-SPAN cameras beamed their performance around the country, Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, 32, of Ohio and Rep. Kendrick Meek, 39, of Florida recited a litany of GOP misdeeds -- mismanaging Hurricane Katrina and neglecting education and health care, for example -- and offered the Democrats' alternatives.
Their conversation even veered to religion, a subject many Democrats are afraid to touch. Ryan described the problems of the poor as a moral obligation and asked of Meek: "Where is the Christian Coalition when you are cutting poverty programs? They are fighting over Supreme Court justices."
The two newcomers -- who have served a combined six years in the House -- are part of a new generation of Democrats who are working to try to topple the GOP. Their fresh ideas, modern media skills and aggressive political tactics have inspired a party that has drifted for much of the past decade -- wedded to old notions and seemingly incapable of capitalizing on White House and congressional Republican miscues. (emphasis mine)
This is the same Tim Ryan of internet fame for his Iraq Draft Speech that spread virally all across America.
This is an agressive attempt at a new way to spread information, so spread the word, submit a question, and tune in.
Check it out: 30 Something LIVE!