Ethics Tactics Roil the House

GOP Contends Rules Violated

By Jennifer Yachnin and Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff

March 13, 2008, 12 a.m.

House Republicans, furious with what they said were Democrats’ high-handed tactics used to pass an ethics bill, on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the parliamentary maneuvers and raised the specter of sidelining the newly created independent ethics office.

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