Coburn Comes Calling

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff

April 7, 2008, 12 a.m.

Long-simmering tensions between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) could boil over on the floor as early as this week, with Reid planning to bring a stalled public lands bill to the floor — despite accusations from Coburn and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that doing so would break an agreement between Coburn and Reid.

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