Nominations Deal Falls Apart

By Erin P. Billings
Roll Call Staff
May 22, 2008, 9:56 p.m.

A second attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the White House to move scores of outstanding executive branch nominations before the Memorial Day recess blew up in the Senate on Thursday night, leaving in its wake confirmation of a Cabinet secretary.



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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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