Toyota Gets Ready to Rule

Carmaker Mounts PR Offensive as it Gains on GM

By Tory Newmyer
Roll Call Staff

March 5, 2007, 12 a.m.

Toyota Motor Corp. is mounting a lobbying and public relations offensive on Capitol Hill to head off a political backlash as it prepares to pass General Motors as the world’s largest car manufacturer.

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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