Durbin Takes Issue With Report on His Role in Illinois Senate Appointment
Roll Call Staff
The office of Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday took issue with an Associated Press story suggesting that Durbin gave then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) tacit approval to appoint a political rival to fill President Barack Obamas vacant Senate seat.
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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










