Earmarks Still Pose Challenge
Panel Scrubs Lands Measure
Roll Call Staff
Despite the passage of new earmark rules in the House and Senate last year, the definition of what an earmark is and what disclosure is required remains a moving target. As a consequence, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scrambling to generate earmark disclosure documentation for more than a dozen legislative provisions that were not declared earmarks when they were passed by the House last 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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