Members of Congress Catch 72-Hour Bug From Constituents

By Don Wolfensberger
Roll Call Contributing Writer

Oct. 6, 2009, 12 a.m.

Congress has caught the 72-hour bug. It’s not a new strain of flu but an infectious form of transparentitis that’s sweeping the nation. And Members are catching it from their constituents.

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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