Vulnerable Members Go to Iraq

Two Skip Convention to Visit the Troops

By George Cahlink
CongressNow Staff

Aug. 28, 2008, 12 a.m.

Two Democratic House Members locked in competitive races for re-election in districts that lean Republican have a unique excuse for skipping their party’s convention in Denver this week — they’re in Iraq.

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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