Members’ Birthdays by Month

Aug. 1

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), 63
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), 68

Aug. 2

Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), 36
Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), 48

Aug. 3

Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), 72
Rep. Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), 36

Aug. 4

Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.), 52
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), 46

Aug. 5

Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), 56

Aug. 6

Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.), 67
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.), 53

Aug. 7

Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.), 68

Aug. 12

Rep. Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.), 42

Aug. 13

Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), 55
Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), 60

Aug. 14

Rep. Louise Slaugther (D-N.Y.), 80

Aug. 15

Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), 72
Del. Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa), 66
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), 71

Aug. 16

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), 61

Aug. 17

Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), 69

Aug. 18

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), 56

Aug. 20

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), 43
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-Texas), 69
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), 74

Aug. 21

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), 53

Aug. 22

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), 44

Aug. 23

Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.), 50

Aug. 24

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), 57
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas), 53

Aug. 25

Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), 67

Aug. 26

Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.), 64

Aug. 27

Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.), 67

Aug. 29

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), 73
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), 59

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article