Supplemental Is Hit by Rare Move

Coburn Pulls ‘Clay Pigeon’ Trigger

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff

April 27, 2006, 12 a.m.

Backed by a growing number of Republicans unhappy with skyrocketing federal spending, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) launched a broadside attack on members of the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, using an obscure procedural motion to take control of the Senate debate over a $106.5 billion supplemental appropriation in hopes of forcing several days of politically difficult votes on 19 earmarks in the bill.

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