Colleagues Mourn Millender-McDonald at Capitol Ceremony

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff
May 17, 2007, 2:46 p.m.

At a partly solemn, partly laugh-filled ceremony in Statuary Hall this morning, House and Senate officials gathered with friends and family of the late Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.) to celebrate the life of the first black woman to chair a full committee in Congress.



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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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