Vets Bill Held Up in Partisan Warfare
By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 24, 2007, 12 a.m.
A decision by Democratic lawmakers to delay sending the veterans spending bill to the president so they can use it as leverage to pass other spending bills has outraged a band of Republicans who say veterans are being held hostage to politics.
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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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