Members’ Birthdays by Month

Feb. 1

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), 65

Feb. 2

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), 57

Feb. 3

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), 50

Feb. 4

Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), 62

Feb. 6

Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), 75

Feb. 7

Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), 68
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), 74

Feb. 8

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), 46

Feb. 9

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), 58
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), 63

Feb. 10

Rep. Walter Jones Jr. (R-N.C.), 66

Feb. 11

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), 47

Feb. 12

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), 79

Feb. 14

Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.), 48
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), 62
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), 60

Feb. 17

Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), 57
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), 45

Feb. 18

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), 62
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), 45

Feb. 19

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), 61
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), 61

Feb. 20

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 67

Feb. 21

Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), 53
Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.), 60
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), 69
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), 51
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), 62

Feb. 23

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas), 58

Feb. 24

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), 67

Feb. 25

Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), 54
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.), 65

Feb. 29

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), 57

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