House Passes Iraq Conference Report, Senate Set to Pass Bill Thursday

By John Stanton and Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff

April 25, 2007, 10:34 p.m.

The Senate is set to pass the $124 billion Iraq supplemental spending bill Thursday and send it to President Bush’s veto pen, one day after the House approved the measure on a 218-208 vote Wednesday night.

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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