Pressure Mounts on DiFi

Senator Has Rebuffed Entreaties to Run in Recall Election — So Far

By Paul Kane and David Perera
Roll Call Staff

July 31, 2003, 12 a.m.

With the deadline for entering California’s gubernatorial recall election fast approaching, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) said Wednesday that she is flattered by the calls from some of her home-state colleagues that she become a candidate and push aside Gov. Gray Davis (D).

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