AFL-CIO Panel Urges Obama to Focus on Economic Issues
Roll Call Staff
Liberal thinkers and activists appearing at a panel sponsored by the AFL-CIO agreed that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama (Ill.) needs to appeal to working-class voters, including an emphasis on issues such as trade, minimum wage, health care and taxes.
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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, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels 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










