GOP Hopes Hastert Will Return District to the Family

By Shira Toeplitz
Roll Call Staff
June 11, 2009, 12 a.m.

It appears the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — or in this case, the district.
Attorney Ethan Hastert (R), the son of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), has filed to run against Rep. Bill Foster (D) for his father’s former House seat.



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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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