Congress Is Ignoring Ethics, Voting Problems; So What Else Is New?

By Norman Ornstein
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Sept. 20, 2006, 12 a.m.

You can’t make this stuff up: Republican leaders in the House found another way to deep-six any serious ethics and lobbying reform, on the very same day that prosecutors heralded the sorry end to the career of Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and documented the sordid list of activities that has led him to a prison term.



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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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