Baucus Gets His Shot at Stimulus

Anxious Eyes Watch Senate

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 28, 2008, 12 a.m.

After having been shut out of last week’s negotiations on an economic stimulus measure, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will attempt to fashion his own plan this week even as time constraints and the political realities of the House’s delicate compromise work against him.

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