Subpoenas May Lead to Showdown

By Susan Davis
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 8, 2007, 12 a.m.

House leaders are heading toward a potential legal confrontation with the Justice Department over subpoenas issued quietly last month seeking thousands of pages of documents from the Appropriations, Armed Services and Intelligence committees as part of the ongoing investigation into the activities of incarcerated former Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-Calif.).

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