Appropriations Shops Restructure Their Business Models

By Matthew Murray
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 26, 2009, 12 a.m.

Lobbying firms that once specialized in securing earmarks for their clients appear to be weathering both the economic downturn and public outrage over the “Bridge to Nowhere” and other pet projects that have been cast as a misuse of federal tax dollars.



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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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