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.



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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

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