Bush Urges Action on Bailout Plan
Roll Call Staff
President Bush tonight used the highest bully pulpit he has a primetime address from the White House to salvage his plan to provide a $700 billion bailout to buy up bad mortgages from banks, suggesting Congress and the American people must agree to it or witness crippling damage to the economy.
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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










