A Clash of Security Events

By Erin P. Billings and John Stanton
Roll Call Staff

March 30, 2006, 12 a.m.

Democrats latest national security critique of the Bush administration was met with an unusually aggressive Republican response Wednesday, including a last-minute decision by President Bush to reschedule an Iraq policy speech so that it would begin just minutes before the planned Democratic rollout of their security agenda.

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