‘Liar’ Charge Sparks Rules Debate

By Susan Davis
Roll Call Staff
July 16, 2007, 12 a.m.

Ex-White House counsel Harriet Miers’ refusal to appear before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Thursday raised plenty of thorny constitutional issues. But the hearing also spawned a less-noticed parliamentary question: Is it against House rules to call President Bush a liar?



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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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