Reforms Already Curbing Earmarks, Panel Says
Roll Call Staff
While review of the Republican leaderships ethics reform package got under way Wednesday in several committees, the House Appropriations panel released statistics purporting that its own reform measures have already produced a significant drop in individual requests for earmarks.
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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










