Ladies Who Lounge

By Emily Heil
Roll Call Staff

June 26, 2007, 12 a.m.

Some women do it in Starbucks. Others in cramped bathroom stalls. And soon, the women of the House will have their very own lounge for it. The chamber will soon boast a new “lactation lounge” where nursing moms can pump and breast-feed to their heart’s delight, and all in a private facility matching the one that’s been operating on the Senate side for years.

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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