Pelosi Takes Case to Black Media

Leader Tries to Pre-empt Backlash Over Jefferson Action

By Steve Kornacki
Roll Call Staff

June 13, 2006, 12 a.m.

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 she’s enforcing a double standard by demanding that Jefferson step down prior to any criminal charges being filed against him.

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