Bogus ‘Reform’

April 26, 2006, 12 a.m.

Did we miss a surge in public approval of Congress that enables Republican leaders to think they can blow off serious lobbying reforms this year? Or do they think that, notwithstanding a dismal 23 percent Gallup approval number, voters are so inattentive that they will accept anything labeled “reform” as a real change in the way Congress and K Street go about their business?

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