Campus Notebook: A Growing Beard

By Emily Yehle
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 7, 2009, 12 a.m.

Thanks to an amped-up Democratic majority and a continued pledge to green the Capitol, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) now faces two more years of working with a Chief Administrative Officer he once asked to step down.

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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