Blue Dogs Face $52B Test
GI Entitlement Creates Fiscal and Political Challenge
By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
May 12, 2008, 12 a.m.
Those fiscally conservative Blue Dogs promise they aren’t going to roll over this time, even if it means voting against a popular election-year package of veterans benefits and angering House leaders.
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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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