The Not-So-Big Payback

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 14, 2003, 12 a.m.

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 Bush’s $20 billion Iraq reconstruction request into loans.

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