The Not-So-Big Payback
Roll Call Staff
The Bush White House has been accused of bullying Congress before, but never have its efforts at intimidation been so blatant and so, well ... intimidating as some Republicans said they were last week when a group of House GOPers tried to convert part of President Bushs $20 billion Iraq reconstruction request into loans.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels 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










