Fast Track Set For Stimulus

Hoyer: Passage Within 30 Days

By Jennifer Yachnin and Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 17, 2008, 12 a.m.

House and Senate Democrats moved Wednesday to begin demarcating the debate over an expected economic stimulus package — and outlined a breakneck pace for enacting the legislation — even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) vowed to keep any specific House proposals under wraps until after meeting with President Bush next week.

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