Pelosi Takes Case to Black Media
Leader Tries to Pre-empt Backlash Over Jefferson Action
Roll Call Staff
The fight over the Ways and Means Committee seat held by Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) is now playing out on the airwaves and in the pages of publications aimed at blacks, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) seeks to dispel the notion that shes enforcing a double standard by demanding that Jefferson step down prior to any criminal charges being filed against him.
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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










