Obama Aides Press Health Bill in Boss’s Absence

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
July 9, 2009, 12 a.m.

With President Barack Obama and a retinue of advisers on the other side of the Atlantic, the White House is seeking to maintain its visibility on health care this week, convening high-level meetings with lawmakers and staging publicity-generating events to compensate for the boss’s absence.



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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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