Road Map: Senate Downshifts in Response to AIG Bonus Flap

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff

March 24, 2009, 12 a.m.

Shooting from the hip has rarely worked out well for Congress, but it looks like the Senate may actually be placing a trigger lock on Capitol Hill’s effort to recover millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses at American International Group.

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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