Reid Plots to Block Conservatives
Roll Call Staff
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is expected to employ a rarely used procedural tactic known as a “clay pigeon” to resume debate on the immigration bill later this week, allowing the measure’s backers to dictate the number of amendments while blocking any efforts by conservatives to slow or hijack the process, Senate aides said Friday.
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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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