Deals Break the Logjam

By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
June 23, 2008, 12 a.m.

Democrats and Republicans each had a bill to crow about last week, when a rare spate of bipartisan deal-making broke logjams in the House on war spending and warrantless wiretapping in what may be the last major flurry of legislating before the November elections.



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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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