Business Lobbyists Recount How CAFTA Was Won
Roll Call Staff
A week before the vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, several business groups passed the hat and raised almost $300,000 for an all-out, last-minute grass-roots effort. The result was that more than 18,000 calls from voters were patched through to a select group of conflicted Members.
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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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