Headlines Aside, GOP Still Holds Strategic Advantage on the Hill

By David Winston
Roll Call Contributing Writer
June 7, 2005, 12 a.m.

Last month, the partisan jockeying in Washington was more high-stakes poker than horse race; and a good case can be made that when Congress returns this week from its Memorial Day recess, Republicans come back to Capitol Hill still holding the stronger hand.



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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, “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

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