Members’ Birthdays by Month

Oct. 1

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), 36

Oct. 2

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), 55
Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.), 48

Oct. 3

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), 66
Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.), 62
Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), 71
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), 61

Oct. 5

Rep. John Boccieri (D-Ohio), 40
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), 66
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), 66
Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), 54

Oct. 6

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), 63
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), 50
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), 44

Oct. 7

Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.), 54

Oct. 8

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), 63
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), 55

Oct. 9

Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), 42
Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), 35

Oct. 10

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), 70

Oct. 11

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.), 50
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), 79
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), 59

Oct. 12

Rep. Steve Austria (R-Ohio), 51
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), 58

Oct. 13

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), 51

Oct. 14

Rep. Steven Rothman (D-N.J.), 57

Oct. 15

Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), 61

Oct. 16

Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), 35
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.), 61

Oct. 17

Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), 62
Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), 38
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), 51

Oct. 19

Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), 36
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), 58

Oct. 20

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), 54

Oct. 21

Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), 75
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio), 46

Oct. 22

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), 34
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.), 60

Oct. 23

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), 78

Oct. 24

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), 48
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), 53
Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.), 66
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), 55

Oct. 26

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), 65
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.), 51

Oct. 27

Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), 71

Oct. 28

Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), 52

Oct. 29

Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), 57

Oct. 30

Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), 52
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), 56
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), 58

Oct. 31

Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.), 54

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