In War Debate, Levin Is Man in the Middle

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
April 26, 2007, 12 a.m.

As Democratic leaders have ratcheted up their rhetoric on the Iraq War in preparation for a veto showdown with the president, Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (Mich.) — one of the most influential, and consequently most quoted, Democrats — continues to strike a more pragmatic tone that has elicited cringes from the left and delight from the right.



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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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