Fair Elections: Ending the Earmark Game
Special to Roll Call
In these belt-tightening times, CEOs could be forgiven for salivating over the details of the unfolding PMA scandal: Roll Call recently reported that $542,350 in campaign contributions from PMA clients to three lawmakers on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense yielded more than $100 million in defense earmarks.
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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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