Senate Chaplain Nixes Appearance

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff

Feb. 1, 2007, 12 a.m.

Senate Chaplain Barry Black informed Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Wednesday that he was canceling a planned appearance at a religious conference set for next month after a left-leaning civil liberties organization urged him to pull out due to the organizer’s controversial political and religious beliefs, a spokesman said Wednesday.

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