Earmark Vote Divides Both Parties
Presidential Candidates’ Support Gives Issue Greater Prominence
By John Stanton and Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
March 12, 2008, 12 a.m.
A one-year moratorium on earmarks divided both parties Tuesday as they measured the political potency of the issue. Republican and Democratic Senate leaders are cool to the idea, while rank-and-file Members are split.
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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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