Byrd Signals a Fight for His Job

Veteran Calls Colleagues

By Emily Pierce and Erin P. Billings
Roll Call Staff
April 10, 2008, 12 a.m.

Senate Democratic leaders sought Wednesday to distance themselves from growing chatter over whether Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) should remain as the Appropriations chairman, just as the ailing Senator came to his own defense in strategically placed calls to influential lawmakers.



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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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