Conrad, Grassley Look to Break Impasse on ‘Doc Fix’

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 20, 2009, 12 a.m.

Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working on a plan to pay for a $245 billion extension in Medicare payments to doctors, hoping to find a way to quell bipartisan Senate opposition.



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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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