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Carving a Niche

By Emily Heil
Roll Call Staff
May 29, 2007, Midnight

When their party took the majority in the House in November, there were plenty of Democrats who just couldn’t wait to get their itchy hands on some powerful committee gavels. Now a few panel chairmen are getting their wish.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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