Spoiling for a Tweet

By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
Roll Call Staff

June 16, 2008, 12 a.m.

Get ready to rumble — there’s a Twitter fight shaping up between two Members of Congress. Reps. John Culberson (R-Texas) and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) last week traded barbs over energy policy, and not in the usual forums such as speeches on the House floor or dueling press releases, but in posts on Twitter, the relatively new darling of the techno-geek class.

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