Last-Minute Deal on Veterans Approps Bill Unravels

By Emily Pierce and John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 6, 2006, 12 a.m.

A last-gasp attempt by retiring Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to pass a fiscal 2007 military quality of life and Veterans Affairs spending bill fizzled yesterday as Senate appropriators said the deal was too little, too late.



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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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