Democrat’s Fundraising Goode Enough to Compete

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff

July 2, 2008, 1:56 p.m.

Attorney Tom Perriello, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 5th district race against Rep. Virgil Goode (R), raised more than $300,000 in the second quarter of the year and will report more than $900,000 in total cash raised for the cycle in his next Federal Election Commission report, according to a news release issued by his campaign this week.

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