Hill Climbers: Multitasking Networkers

By Casey Hynes
Roll Call Staff

April 22, 2009, 12 a.m.

It’s not unusual to hear a Congressional staffer say he or she came to Washington to help people, to network, to make a difference. But the new executive board members of the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association are taking that even further, carrying those goals over from their day jobs to the organization they now head.

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