Democrats Find Second Iraq Vet to Take on Roskam

By Daniel Heim
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 18, 2007, 12 a.m.

The similarities between Tammy Duckworth (D) and Jill Morgenthaler (D) are eerie: They’ve both served in the military in Iraq, worked in Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) administration and neither live in the state’s 6th district.

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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