Senate GOP May Punt on Stevens

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 18, 2008, 12 a.m.

With their leadership elections little more than coronations and their committee assignments to be determined later, Senate Republicans hope to get through today’s Conference organizational meeting with as little drama as possible and could decide to punt on the thorniest question — whether to formally expel Sen. Ted Stevens (Alaska) from their ranks.



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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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