Schumer Makes Appeal for Public Plan
By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
Roll Call Staff
June 23, 2009, 3:16 p.m.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday to make a forceful case for a government-run insurance option as a part of health care reform, saying Americans “don’t feel they have affordable choices.”
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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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