Johnson, Carper Targeted by Credit Card Lobbyists
By Charlene Carter
CongressNow Staff
CongressNow Staff
May 4, 2009, 12 a.m.
Sen. Tim Johnson, a low-profile, South Dakota lawmaker, is one of a handful of Democrats at the center of a banking industry lobbying blitz this week aimed at strangling a bill in the Senate that would impose tougher credit card lending rules.
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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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