Earmark Season Arrives

Request Deadline Coincides With Fundraisers

By Tory Newmyer and Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff

March 3, 2008, 12 a.m.

A dozen protesters carrying signs with anti-earmark slogans and pig-shaped balloons were huddled against the cold across the street from the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City last Wednesday night when a dark sedan bearing Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) pulled up to the hotel.

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