It’s All in the Family

By Alison McSherry
Roll Call Staff
March 26, 2009, 12 a.m.

Chief of Staff Jennifer Van der Heide likes to think of herself more as a mother hen than a demanding boss. In her role as No. 2 in the D.C. office of Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), she is responsible for managing a staff of 14, but she prefers to look at her colleagues as family, rather than employees.



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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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