Pushing Sixty

Quietly, Democrats Eye a Filibuster-Proof Senate Majority, but Attaining It May Be Very Difficult

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 9, 2007, 12 a.m.

Sen. Pete Domenici’s (N.M.) retirement announcement last week put another safe Republican seat into play in 2008 and has some Democrats on Capitol Hill wondering if their dreams of attaining a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate could become a reality next year.



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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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