House GOP Seeks New Direction

Blunt, Boehner Vie to Lead a Nervous Party

By Ben Pershing
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 9, 2006, 12 a.m.

Saturday’s decision by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to give up his claim on the post of Majority Leader set off the biggest weekend of House GOP leadership campaigning in seven years, with Reps. Roy Blunt (Mo.) and John Boehner (Ohio) immediately launching bids to succeed DeLay in the chamber’s No. 2 position.

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