Hill Climbers: Football Fever

By Casey Hynes
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 1, 2008, 12 a.m.

The excitement of the election season isn’t lost on the communications director for Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.). But as a former sports reporter, Darrell “D.J.” Jordan can’t help but long for the days when he was part of a different kind of action, when he would spend the fall covering his beloved Washington Redskins.

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