Blunt Aids Hulshof in Missouri

Oct. 7, 2008, 12 a.m.

Four years after Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) made way for House Minority Whip Roy Blunt’s (R-Mo.) son in the 2004 gubernatorial election, the Show Me State’s first father appears to be making good on a promise to help his House colleague win the governor’s mansion this fall — a “critically important” crutch that Hulshof likely will lean on considerably in the coming weeks.

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