Durbin Ready to Take Whip Post

Party Still Must Choose Direction

By Mark Preston
Roll Call Staff

Nov. 8, 2004, 12 a.m.

Stunned by the loss of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (S.D.) and five open seats in the South, Democratic Senators return to Capitol Hill next week to make sense of the 2004 elections and chart a new course for the future.

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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