Audacity of Scope: An Expanded Mission for DNC
Special to Roll Call
In the 1980s, Mike McCurry, then a Democratic National Committee spokesman, went to his colleagues with the idea of turning the Democratic Party into a year-round volunteer bank for local nonprofits. Democratic volunteers could help at neighborhood cleanups or car washes for churches when they weren’t busy stuffing envelopes and making calls.
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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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