GOP Overcomes Deficits, Wins 11-10

By Daniel Heim
Roll Call Staff

July 21, 2008, 12 a.m.

It wasn’t as easy as in years past, but Republicans continued their baseball dominance Thursday night in the 47th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park, coming from behind for an 11-10 walk-off win to sweep the best-of-five series and retire yet another coveted Roll Call trophy.

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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